# Drachm (Coin) Portraying King Phraates IV

- By: Iranian
- Date: 38-2 BCE
- Medium: Silver
- Classification: Coin
- Dimensions: Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
- Culture: Khorasan
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111040)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/74a1a4f1-01ad-4285-eb08-3211afeee7db/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the Parthian King Phraates IV, facing left.

On the back (reverse) the legendary founder of the Parthian empire, King Arsaces, is portrayed as a kneeling archer in a field of Greek text.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0