KINGS of PARTHIA.
Phraates IV, 35-2 BC
Mithradatkart mint.

Obv:  Diademed bust left; star-in-crescent before; behind, eagle left, holding wreath
Rev:   Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow, Fire-Altar symbol behind archer

17 x 19 mm, 3.63 grams

Phraates IV, ruler of the Parthian Empire during a pivotal time, 37-2BC. He decisively defeated the Romans led by Marc Antony. He lost his throne to a usurper but then regained it with the aid of Scythian nomads. However, he proved no match against an Italian slave girl. The Roman Emperor Augustus gave him Musa as a concubine. She became his favorite wife. She would eventually have him poisoned, in order to have herself and her son installed as co-rulers. Perhaps Phraates had it coming: one of his first acts upon assuming the throne had been to murder his father and 30 of his brothers.

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