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title: Parthian Silver Coin
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13104/parthian-silver-coin/
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updated: 2024-09-10
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# Parthian Silver Coin
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13104.jpg)
## Image Caption
Parthian [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/), showing Gotarzes I on the obverse and a seated archer on a throne on the reverse, from Ecbatana, modern-day Iran, 95-90 BCE.
The British Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2020, November 12). Parthian Silver Coin. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Parthian Silver Coin." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 12, 2020. .
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Parthian Silver Coin." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Nov 2020, .
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