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Coins of Pre- and Non-Islamic Eastern Cultures

As an aid for student and teacher understanding, we present a gallery of identified examples of coins from pre- and non-Islamic Eastern cultures

Date: 10/24/2007
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Parthian Kingdom - AR Drachma - Mithradates II, 123-88 B.C.

Parthian Kingdom - AR Drachma - Mithradates II, 123-88 B.C.

The Parthians were contemporaries of, and a continuus antagonist and thorn in the side of the Roman Empire

Date: 10/24/2007
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Parthian Kingdom - AE Chalcous - Orodes II, 57-38 B.C.

Parthian Kingdom - AE Chalcous - Orodes II, 57-38 B.C.

Although the Parthians are better known for their numerous AR drachmae, they also struck large quantities of tiny AE pieces

Date: 10/24/2007
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Parthian Kingdom - AR Drachma -  Phraates IV, 38-2 B.C.

Parthian Kingdom - AR Drachma - Phraates IV, 38-2 B.C.

The Parthian coinage exhibits a slow but steady change in style from an emulation of Greek coins to their own, less Western style.

Date: 10/24/2007
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Parthian Kingdom - AR Drachma -  Artabanus II, 10-38 A.D.

Parthian Kingdom - AR Drachma - Artabanus II, 10-38 A.D.

Date: 10/24/2007
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Parthian Kingdom as Roman Client-State - AR Drachma - Parthamaspates,116 A.D.

Parthian Kingdom as Roman Client-State - AR Drachma - Parthamaspates,116 A.D.

Better known as a powerful antagonist, the Parthian Empire was briefly under Roman control at the end of Trajan's reign

Date: 10/24/2007
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Kingdom of Persis - AR  Obol - Pakorus I, c. 10 A.D.

Kingdom of Persis - AR Obol - Pakorus I, c. 10 A.D.

Persis, in modern-day Iraq, was one of the client-kingdoms of the Parthian Empire

Date: 10/24/2007
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Kingdom of Persis - AR Hemi-drachm - Pakorus II, c. 30 A.D.

Kingdom of Persis - AR Hemi-drachm - Pakorus II, c. 30 A.D.

Date: 10/24/2007
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Kingdom of Elymais AE Drachma - Phraates, c. 106-130 A.D.

Kingdom of Elymais AE Drachma - Phraates, c. 106-130 A.D.

Elymais with its capitol at Susa supplanted Persis as a southern client-kingdom of the Parthians

Date: 10/24/2007
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Kingdom of Elymais - AE Drachma -  Orodes I, 130-147 A.D.

Kingdom of Elymais - AE Drachma - Orodes I, 130-147 A.D.

Little was known about the Kingdom of Elymais except for the evidence of its coins until oil-pipeline excavations revealed important sites

Date: 10/24/2007
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Kingdom of Elymais - AE Drachma - Kamnaskir-Orodes III, c. 192 A.D.

Kingdom of Elymais - AE Drachma - Kamnaskir-Orodes III, c. 192 A.D.

Over time, the reverses of the coins of Elymais deteriorated to mere dashes indicating reverse types

Date: 10/24/2007
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