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Drachm - Mithridates IV End of Reign
| Issuer | Parthian Empire (Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD)) |
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| Year | 55 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Mithridates IV facing left, depicted with a short beard and distinctive flowing hair rendered in fine parallel strands falling behind the neck. The king wears a tiara or diadem adorned with a beaded band, with a crescent symbol visible to the right of the headdress alongside a starburst or eight-pointed star device. The portrait displays the characteristically bold Parthian artistic style, with a prominent nose and strong facial features. A beaded torque or necklace is visible at the truncation of the bust, and the shoulder is rendered with dotted ornamentation typical of late Parthian regal portraiture. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Mithridates IV ruled during one of the more obscure intervals of Parthian history, his reign sandwiched between the better-documented reigns of Orodes I and Orodes II amid the dynastic turbulence that followed Phraates III's murder by his own sons. The "End of Reign" designation reflects where this type falls in Sellwood's typological sequence — the coinage itself documents a reign that likely ended through displacement rather than natural succession.
Sellwood 41.17 is among the scarcer die pairings within the Mithridates IV grouping.