Drachm - Mithridates I

€93,213.00
IssuerParthian Empire
Year171 BC - 138 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDrachm (1)
CurrencyDrachm (247 BC-224 AD)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.79 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sellwood#9
Obverse descriptionBeardless bust left, wearing bashlyk, torque and cloak; circular border of pellets.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionBeardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on omphalos, holding bow in right hand; no border; two-line Greek inscription.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Edge
MintHecatompylos, Hyrcania,modern-day Shahr-e Qumis, Iran
Nisa, modern-day Ashgabat,Turkmenistan
MintageND (171 BC - 138 BC)  - Hekatompylos (Sellwood 9.1 variant - obv reel and pellet border) -
ND (171 BC - 138 BC)  - Hekatompylos (Sellwood 9.1 variant - retrograde ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, read from inside) -
ND (171 BC - 138 BC)  - Hekatompylos (Sellwood 9.1) -
ND (171 BC - 138 BC) C - ? (Sellwood 9.4) in exergue, Greek letter C -
ND (171 BC - 138 BC) N - Nisa (Sellwood 9.2) in exergue, Greek letter Ν -
ND (171 BC - 138 BC) Σ - ? (Sellwood 9.3) in exergue, Greek letter Σ -
Catalog ID3321965680
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