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Drachme - Mithridates II
| Issuer | Parthian Empire |
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| Year | 121 BC - 91 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Mithridates II facing left, wearing a royal diadem (taenia) and a medium-length beard. The portrait is rendered in the Hellenistic tradition, with fine facial detail and a circular beaded border enclosing the field. The effigy is depicted in profile with characteristic Parthian court regalia. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Ecbatana, modern-day Hamedan, Iran Nisa, modern-day Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Rayy, modern-day Hasanabad, Iran |
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