Lot 375
Mithradates II (121-91 BC), Period 96/5-93/2 BC, Silver Drachm, 4.21g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Mithradates II (121-91 BC), Period 96/5-93/2 BC, Silver Drachm, 4.21g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Long bearded bust left, wearing diadem bound tiara, decorated on side with a six-pointed star, pellet ended spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, five-line inscription ??S???OS ??S???ON ??G???Y ??S???Y ??IF?NOYS (S 28.2; Sunrise 297). About extremely fine. The obverse of this coin was illustrated on the cover of the first edition of Sellwood’s An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia in 1971.
Estimated Value $1,800-UP.
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| Realized $1,521 |
