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Drachm - Mithridates I Hekatompylos
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 171 BC - 138 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and bearded bust of Mithridates I facing left, wearing a distinctive tiara or bashlyk headdress with flaming crest, the long beard rendered in fine parallel lines conveying regal gravitas. The draped bust terminates at the shoulder, with drapery folds visible at the truncation. The portrait is struck in the Hellenistic tradition, displaying strong facial features and a pronounced aquiline nose characteristic of early Parthian royal portraiture. The field is surrounded by a circular reel-and-pellet border framing the effigy. |
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| Reverse description | A beardless archer, identified as the dynastic founder Arsaces I, seated right upon an omphalos, attired in a bashlyk and flowing cloak. The figure holds a strung bow in the right hand, the weapon serving as the emblematic symbol of Parthian sovereignty and martial prowess. The design is executed without a border, leaving the field open around the seated figure. A three-line Greek inscription in the field reads the royal titulature of the issuing monarch. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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