PARTHIAN KINGDOM. Mithradates II (ca. 121-91 BC). AR drachm (21mm, 4.18 gm, 12h). NGC AU S 5/5 - 5/5. Rhagae or Ecbatana, ca. 109-96/5 BC. Diademed, draped bust of Mithradates II left, with long pointed beard, loop earring, and torque ending in winged hippocamp / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ-ΒΑΣΙ-ΛΕΩN-ΜEΓΑΛΟΥ-ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ / EΠIΦANOYΣ, archer (Arsaces I) enthroned right, in Parthian dress, with bow in outstretched right hand. Sunrise 293. Sellwood 27.1. Shore 85. Well-centered and robust strike, enhanced by fine detail and deep mottled toning. Ex Daniel Frank Sedwick, Treasure Auction 11, (10-11 April 2012), lot 912. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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