Persian Empire | Silver Drachm

Persian Empire | Silver DrachmHistory of the Artifact The Parthian silver drachma was the principal coin of the Parthian Empire, which dominated much of Persia and surrounding regions from roughly 247 BC to 224 AD. These coins reflect both the unique culture of the Parthians and their political aspirations as heirs to earlier empires, like the Achaemenids, while also adapting Hellenistic influences inherited from Alexander the Great's conquests. Struck in silver, the drachma

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