PARTHIA, Kings of. Artabanos IV. 216-224 AD. AR Drachm (3.69 gm). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left, wearing tiara with ear flaps; abbreviated king's name in Aramaic behind head / Archer seated right; monogram below bow. Shore 464; Sellwood 89.1. Toned EF. Nice ample flan. $675.
CNR XXVII, June 2002, lot 51.
Artabanos IV was the last sitting Parthian King. He fought three battles over a period of four to six years against the rebel Artaxerxes V of Persis and his allies. Artabanos was killed at the battle of Hormuzdagan in Susiana and the victor Artaxerxes V went on to become Ardashir, first emperor of the Sasanian Dynasty.
