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Ever wonder whose face is on an ancient Parthian coin? For nearly 500 years, every Parthian ruler put the exact same name on their money: Arsaces (Arshak). Just like "Caesar" in Rome, it became a royal title rather than an individual name—leaving modern historians with a massive puzzle to solve.
Learn how numismatists use royal portraits, mint marks, and hoard data to figure out which "King Arsaces" actually issued the coin.
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