PARTHIAN KINGDOM. Mithradates II (ca. 121-91 BC). AR drachm (19mm, 4.17 gm, 12h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rhagae, ca. 96/5-93/2 BC. Diademed, draped bust of Mithradates II left, wearing tiara with ear flap, adorned with eight-rayed star, torque ending in pellet / BAΣIΛEΩΣ-BAΣ-IΛEΩN-MEΓAΛOY-APΣAKOY / EΠΙΦANOΣ, archer (Arsakes I), in Parthian dress, enthroned right, holding bow outward. Sunrise 301. Cf. Sellwood 28.7 (torque ends in winged hippocamp). Cf. Shore 100 (same). Bold crisp details from fresh dies with fantastically preserved mint luster. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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