Ancient Empires
VOLOGASES VI
Parthian Kingdom
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) PARTHIAN KINGDOM Vologases VI, cAD 207-222 |
| Item Description: |
AR Drachm Parthian Kingdom rv Arsaces I hldg. bow obv bust with tiara |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 |
| Owner: |
karl49 |
Owner Comments:
According to some tradition, the first ruler of the Parthians was Arsaces I who revolted ( c. 250–211 BC ) from the Seleucid kingdom that Hellenistic state having originated from the conquests of Alexander the Great. The Parthians established control first in a region south of the Caspian Sea. Mithradates I (ruled 171-138 BC) and Artabanus II (ruled 128-124 BC) added conquests to expand the empire to include all of the Iranian plateau and the Tigris-Euphrates valley. Mithradates II the Great who reigned 35 years until 88 BC defended the empire from the Scythians, the Armenians and the further waning Seleucids and thereby expanded the empire even more. Incursions and interferences by Rome troubled the empire thereafter. Trajan and Septimus Severus initiated attacks in the Second Century AD which were disabling. The Sasanians from southern Iran overthrew the Parthians in the first half of the Third Century bringing to an end their lengthy history.
The Drachm of Vologases VI is an example of one of the last coins issued under Parthian rule.