Drachm - Mithridates II

€374,833.00
IssuerParthian Empire
Year121 BC - 91 BC
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueDrachm (1)
CurrencyDrachm (247 BC-224 AD)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.09 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sellwood#27.5
Obverse descriptionBust of the king on the left with long beard wearing the taenia, circular pomegranate.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionArsacès enthroned on the right, wearing khandis and bashlik and holding a bow in his hand. Around it, a Greek legend in 5 lines.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringBAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛoY APΣAKoY EΠIΦANoYΣ
Edge
MintEcbatana, modern-day Hamedan,Iran
Rayy, modern-day Hasanabad,Iran
MintageND (121 BC - 91 BC)  - (fr) S.27.1, Rhagae -
ND (121 BC - 91 BC)  - (fr) S.27.2, Ecbatane -
ND (121 BC - 91 BC)  - (fr) S.27.3 -
ND (121 BC - 91 BC)  - (fr) S.27.4, Rhagae Monogramme devant le buste -
ND (121 BC - 91 BC)  - (fr) S.27.5, Atelier III, monogramme derrière l`archer -
ND (121 BC - 91 BC)  - (fr) S.27.5v, Atelier III, pas de monogramme -
ND (121 BC - 91 BC)  - (fr) S.27.5v, Atelier III, pas de monogramme, ni d`étoile sur la robe -
Catalog ID4920918060
Comments