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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Parthian Empire| > GS96066
Parthian Empire, Phraipatios - Mithradates I, c. 185 - 132 B.C.
|Parthian| |Empire|, |Parthian| |Empire,| |Phraipatios| |-| |Mithradates| |I,| |c.| |185| |-| |132| |B.C.|, Mithradates I, the fifth king of Parthia, established Parthia as an ancient world power. At his death, in addition to Parthia proper, his empire included Hyrcania, Media, Babylonia, Assyria, Elymais, Persis, Tapuria and Traxiana.
GS96066. Silver drachm, Sunrise 254, Sellwood 10.1 (Mithradates I), Shore 12-13 (Mithradates I), SGCV II 7328, VF, attractive toning, nice portrait, well centered, light marks, Hecatompylos (Qumis, Iran) mint, weight 3.873g, maximum diameter 19.4mm, die axis 0o, c. 185 - 132 B.C.; obverse diademed and draped bust left, beardless, wearing bashlyk, earring, neck torque, diadem with two ends; reverse three-line squared Greek legend around clockwise: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY APΣAKOY, beardless archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, wearing bashlyk and cloak, bow in extended right hand; from the Robert| L3 Collection, ex CNG auction 225 (13 Jan 2010), lot 187; first specimen of this type handled by FORVM; SOLD











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