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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Parthian Empire| > GS96013
Parthian Empire, Mithradates II, c. 121 - 91 B.C.
|Parthian| |Empire|, |Parthian| |Empire,| |Mithradates| |II,| |c.| |121| |-| |91| |B.C.|, Mithradates II was the eighth and one of the greatest Parthian kings. He defeated all Seleukid attempts to reclaim their Eastern territories and made Parthia a formidable, unified empire. He adopted the title Epiphanes, "god manifest" and introduced new designs on his extensive coinage. Late in his reign he exerted influence in Armenia, taking as hostage a prince who would become Tigranes the Great. -- www.parthia.com
GS96013. Silver drachm, Sellwood 28.3; Sunrise 298; Shore 97; SNG Cop 44; BMC Parthia p. 34, 106, VF, toned, flow lines, light die wear, Ecbatana (Hamedan, Iran) mint, weight 4.133g, maximum diameter 20.6mm, die axis 0o, c. 96/95 - 93/92 B.C.; obverse bust left wearing diadem and tiara ornamented with three rows of pearls around six-rayed star in center and ear flaps, long pointed beard, wearing ornate robe and spiral torc ending in a ball; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ - BAΣIΛEΩN - MEΓAΛOY - APΣAKOY / EΠHANOYΣ, archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, bow in right, squared legend in five lines around, the first three lines clockwise, the last two downward on left; from the Errett Bishop Collection, from Alex G. Malloy; SOLD




  







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