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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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| Reverse description | Arsaces I, eponymous founder of the Arsacid dynasty, enthroned in three-quarter view facing right, clad in the traditional Parthian kandys robe and bashlik headdress, holding a bow in his right hand. A Greek legend of four lines surrounds the central figure within the field. The composition follows the standard Parthian drachm reverse type, evoking dynastic legitimacy through reference to the founder. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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