CoinsParthian2nd-1st century BCE
Tetradrachm of Mithradates II of Parthia
121 - 91 BCE
Artists
Mithradates II of ParthiaCoin Constituent
Description
Obverse: Diademed bust of Mithradates II to l. with short hair, long beard, his neck encircled with torques, wearing elaborately decorated South Asian tunic. Reverse: Archer seated on omphalos, to r., wearing riding trousers, a bashlik - a soft pointed cap - holding a bow.
Dimensions
14.78 g,
Provenance
A. de Petrowicz collection, Russia, (by 1926), sold; through [Naville XI, 18 October 1926 lot 2133]. [Bank Leu, Zurich, (dates unknown)], sold; to Stoecklin collection, Switzerland (by 1981), purchased; [through Herbert Kreindler from Nomos AG, Zurich, Auction 14, 17 May, 2017 lot 169].
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