Coin: ar drachm

Museum number:
8-9386
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080009386
Alternate number:
A-Gr-23 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4522
Description:
Parthia, Mithridates II, AR drachm. Obverse: bust of Mithridates II. Reverse: Arsartes seated.
Donor:
Darrell Arlynn Amyx and Eleanor W. Amyx
Collection place:
Parthia (historical region), Northeast Iran
Production place:
Parthia (historical region), Northeast Iran
Culture or time period:
Parthian (247 BC–224 AD)
Collector:
Darrell Arlynn Amyx and Eleanor W. Amyx
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Drachms
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
121-91 BC
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-9386, described as Parthia, Mithridates II, AR drachm. Obverse: bust of Mithridates II. Reverse: Arsartes seated.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Coin: ar drachm, accession number 8-9386, described as Parthia, Mithridates II, AR drachm. Obverse: bust of Mithridates II. Reverse: Arsartes seated.

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