Drachm - Mithridates II

Mithridates II expanded Parthian territory so aggressively — absorbing Mesopotamia, pushing into Armenia, and forcing a humiliating renegotiation on the Seleucid border — that he earned the title "the Great" from his own court. His thirty-year reign was the longest and most consequential of any Arsacid king, and the coinage reflects that ambition: the drachm series issued under him is unusually diverse, with distinct die groups tracking the shifting administrative centers as territory changed hands.

Sellwood 27.5 places this piece within a mid-to-late phase of his output, likely struck at Rhagae.