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Tetradrachm of Mithradates II of Parthia

Tetradrachm of Mithradates II of Parthia

r.c. 123-88 BCE

Mithradates II of Parthia

Parthian

Obverse: Diademed bust of Mithradates II to l. with short hair, long beard, his neck encircled with torques, wearing elaborately decorated South Asian tunic. Reverse: Archer seated on omphalos, to r., wearing riding trousers, a bashlik - a soft pointed cap - holding a bow.

Silver

Hellenistic period, Late

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