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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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| Weight | 3.94 g |
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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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| Reverse description | The archer-king Arsaces I seated in three-quarter view to the right on an omphalos throne, holding a bow in his extended right hand in the traditional Parthian dynastic type. The figure is rendered wearing a diadem, and the throne is decorated with dotted ornament. The extensive Greek legend surrounds the central design on all sides, filling the field with multiple lines of text. The reverse style is characteristic of the late Mithridates IV issues as catalogued under Sellwood type 41, with the fully titulary inscription occupying the majority of the available field. |
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| Mintage | ND (-55) |
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