Drachm - Phriapatius/Mithridates I

€374,830.00
IssuerParthian Empire
Year185 BC - 132 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDrachm (1)
CurrencyDrachm (247 BC-224 AD)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.4 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sellwood#9
Obverse descriptionPortrait of the king on the left wearing the bashlik.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionKing enthroned right on the omphalos, wearing khandis and bashlik and holding a bow. On either side, Greek legend in 2 lines.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringBAΣIΛEΩΣ APΣAKoY
Edge
MintHecatompylos, Hyrcania,modern-day Shahr-e Qumis, Iran
Nisa, modern-day Ashgabat,Turkmenistan
MintageND (185 BC - 132 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 9.1 Hekatompylos -
ND (185 BC - 132 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 9.2 Nisa, N en exergue -
ND (185 BC - 132 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 9.3, Σ en exergue -
ND (185 BC - 132 BC)  - (fr) Sellwood 9.4, C sous l`arc -
Catalog ID2882016190
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