90, Lot: 24. Estimate $150. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. Circa October 122 - October 91 BC. AR Drachm (23mm, 4.07 gm). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 109-96/5 BC. Diademed bust left; neck torque ends in sea-horse / Arsakes I seated right on throne, holding bow; arm ends in point. Sellwood 27.2; Shore 86; BMC Parthia pg. 30, 66. Near EF, toned, reverse flan flaw, light porosity.
From the Bellaria Collection.
See lot 13 for notes on the reign and coinage of this king.