KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. Circa 122 -91 BC. AR Drachm (24mm, 4.05 gm, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 109-96/5 BC. Diademed bust left; neck torque ends in sea-horse /
BASILEWS BASI-LEWN MEGALOU ARSAKOU EPIFANOUS, Arsakes I seated right on throne, holding bow, cloak arm ends in point. Sellwood 27.2; Shore 86. EF, toned, light porosity. Struck on an ovesized flan.
For the new dating and arrangement of the coins of Mithradates II, see Triton VII (13-14 January 2004), lot 417.
