Drachm - Mithridates II

Mithridates II ruled the Parthian Empire at its territorial peak, having pushed west into Mesopotamia and east toward India while simultaneously extracting tribute from Armenian kings — Tigranes the Great among them, held as a royal hostage at the Parthian court for roughly two decades. The coinage of his reign is consequently extensive, spanning multiple mint cities and die phases, which Sellwood divided into numbered types tracking the king's evolving portrait style over time.

Sellwood 28.7 falls within the later issues of his reign, a period when Parthian mints were producing at high volume to fund ongoing western campaigns. Sunrise 300 cross-references confirm the type's attribution firmly within the Ekbatana mint series.