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Rh possession of Babylon and probably also of Seleucia. His only dated coins are from 124/23, and by the next year Himerus again controlled central Babylonia and the mint city of Seleucia. He celebrated his victory by striking coins which bore a Victory and the legend, and his assumption of the title "king" probably dated from this time. With the Sacae in possession of the larger portion of the eastern empire, Himerus now occupied the most important territory still under Parthian control.

Other interesting details of this period are cited by Pinches from unpublished tablets in the British