Mithradates II was king of Parthian Empire from 121 to 91 BC.
He is regarded as the greatest of the Parthian kings, under whom the empire reached its greatest extent.
He is regarded as the greatest of the Parthian kings, under whom the empire reached its greatest extent.
Epithet: Epiphanes Philellen ("God Manifest and Friend of the Greeks")
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Mithradates II
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An
AR
Tetradrachm
struck 123-88 BC
in
Media
Obverse: Bare head bust 1., with medium beard, wearing diadem.
Reverse: Archer seated right on omphalos holding bow, palm branch in field to right, TV in exergue.
Diameter:
24.4 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.67 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 15.67 g
No notes for this coin
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Mithradates II
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Obverse: bearded diademed bust left
Reverse: archer without beard, with cloak and bashlyk seated on throne, holding bow; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ
Diameter:
22 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.16 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.16 g
No notes for this coin
Sellwood 26.1; Shore 77
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Mithradates II
Obverse: Long-bearded bust left wearing tiara
Reverse: Beardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on throne, holding bow in right hand; no border; six-line Greek inscription
Diameter:
-
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.07 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.07 g
No notes for this coin
Sellwood 29, feine Tönung, kl.Sr., ss