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Mithradates II., 121-91 BC
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AR dr., 4,2gr, 21,1mm; Sellwood 26.1 (with this coin the Achaemenid throne is introduced in the coinage replacing the omphalos), Shore 77, Sunrise 290, 291;
mint: Ekbatana; axis: 12h;
obv.: bare-headed bust, left, w/diadem and broad ribbons; short cap like hair, mustache, long beard; earring, multi-turn torque w/griffin finial; cuirass; dotted border 10 to 17h;
rev.: very detailed archer, right, on throne, w/bow and arrow in one hand; 4-line legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY APΣAKoY EΠIΦANoY(Σ); long exergual line;
ex: V-Auction 252 (ex: B. Campgate Collection)
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