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Drachm - Mithradates II Bow and Arrow
| Issuer | Parthian Empire (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD)) |
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| Year | 123 BC - 88 BC |
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| Weight | 4.14 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Mithradates II facing left, rendered in profile with a long, elaborately groomed beard. The king wears an earring and a torque whose terminals are fashioned in the form of a griffin head, a characteristic Parthian royal ornament. The portrait is executed in the Hellenistic artistic tradition, with fine detail to the diadem fillet and facial features. The field surrounding the effigy is plain, consistent with the hammered coinage of the Arsacid dynasty. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ (Translation: Of the Great King Arsaces) |
| Edge | Plain |
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