Phraates IV of Parthia (king of Parthia, 37-2 BCE)

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Phraates III, was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 37 to 2 BC. He was appointed successor to the throne in 37 BC, after the death of his brother Pacorus I. He soon murdered his father and all his brothers.

Die Studies
Item Image MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Phraates IV), silver, tetradrachms (Phraates IV/seated king receiving a palm from Tyche) (28-23 BCE) Silver 194,298 kg
Overstriking coins
Item Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
3110 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Phraates IV) (tetradrachm bust of the king/Seated king and Tyche) over Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra/Antony) (Allote de la Fuÿe 1904, 3) Silver 33 BC JL
3134 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Phraates IV) (tetradrachm bust of the king/king and Tyche) over Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Tiridates I) (New York Sale, 34, Jan. 2015, 301) Billon 38 BC JL
3514 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Phraates IV) (tetradrachm Phraates IV/Zeus nicephorus) over Antioch (Philip Philadelphus) (Diademed head/zeus nicephorus) (Paris, BN - Le Rider 1960, 38) Silver 32 BC JL
27896 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Phraates IV) (tetradrachm bust of the king/king and Tyche) over Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Tiridates I) (bust of the king/king and Tyche) (Leu Numismatik, EA 28, Dec. 2023, 1892) Billon 24 BC JL
27899 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Phraates IV) (tetradrachm bust of the king/king and Tyche) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 124, Oct. 2005, 128) Billon 38 BC JL
27902 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Phraates IV) (tetradrachm bust of the king/king and Tyche) over uncertain type (Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio), World CCO II, Sept. 2024, 76030) Billon 38 BC JL
27904 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Phraates IV) (tetradrachm bust of the king/king and Tyche) over uncertaain type (Allotte de la Fuÿe 1904, 4) Billon 25 BC JL
Overstruck coins
Item Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
2672 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Vonones I) (tetradrachm bust of the king/Nike) over Phraates IV (bust of the king/king and Tyche) (Allote de la Fuÿe 1904, 6) Billon AD 11 JL
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