Dynasty / Name of State | : | Indo - Parthian |
Ruler / Authority | : | Abdagases |
Denomination | : | Tetradrachm |
Metal | : | Silver |
Weight (gm) | : | 6.5 - 8 g |
Shape | : | Round |
Types/Series | : | King - Zeus Type |
Minting Technique | : | Die Struck |
The Parthian Empire was founded by Arsaces I of Parthia when he rebelled against the Seleucid Empire. King Mithridates, the great grandson of Arsaces I, further expanded by the empire by taking over Media and Mesopotamia from the Seleucids. The Parthian kingdom had its reach from Turkey to eastern Iran. The largest of these sub-kingdoms — the Indo Parthian kingdom, located west of the Parthian homeland — was founded in the late 1st century BC by the first of several kings named Gondophares,...
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