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Mithradates II., 123 - 88 BC,
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AR dr., 4,14gr, 20,8mm; Sellwood 26.16, Shore --, Sunrise --;
mint: Traxiane, axis: 12h;
obv.: bare-headed bust, left, w/diadem, knot and ribbons; short cap like hair, mustache, long beard; earring, multi-turn torque w/ griffin finial; cuirass; dotted border 10-14h; behind head inside border composite monogram; slight double strike;
rev.: archer, right, on throne, w/bow in both hands; 4-line legend: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓΛoY APΣAKoY EΠiΦAN(retrograde)o(YΣ); short exergual line; outside of legend monogram C;
ex: Peus 338, #98;
in: Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum, Vol.2, Mithradates II., Austrian
Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2020, p.409, plate 24, Nr. 342A.
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