Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4811
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004811
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. 6.99 grams, 21 mm. Mithridates II, 124-88 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of Mithridates II l. bearded, diademed. Reverse: horse r. walking; above, ΜΕΓΑΛΟV; below, ΑΡΣΑΚOV; above horse, MI.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Parthia (historical region), Northeast Iran
Production place:
Parthia (historical region), Northeast Iran
Culture or time period:
Parthian (247 BC–224 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Mithridates II (King of Parthia)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: MEGALON ARSAKON
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
124-88 BC
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 6.99 grams and linear 21 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4811, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.99 grams, 21 mm. Mithridates II, 124-88 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of Mithridates II l. bearded, diademed. Reverse: horse r. walking; above, ΜΕΓΑΛΟV; below, ΑΡΣΑΚOV; above horse, MI.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4811, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.99 grams, 21 mm. Mithridates II, 124-88 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of Mithridates II l. bearded, diademed. Reverse: horse r. walking; above, ΜΕΓΑΛΟV; below, ΑΡΣΑΚOV; above horse, MI.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4811, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.99 grams, 21 mm. Mithridates II, 124-88 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of Mithridates II l. bearded, diademed. Reverse: horse r. walking; above, ΜΕΓΑΛΟV; below, ΑΡΣΑΚOV; above horse, MI.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4811, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.99 grams, 21 mm. Mithridates II, 124-88 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of Mithridates II l. bearded, diademed. Reverse: horse r. walking; above, ΜΕΓΑΛΟV; below, ΑΡΣΑΚOV; above horse, MI.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4811, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.99 grams, 21 mm. Mithridates II, 124-88 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of Mithridates II l. bearded, diademed. Reverse: horse r. walking; above, ΜΕΓΑΛΟV; below, ΑΡΣΑΚOV; above horse, MI.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4811, described as Coin; AE; Greek. 6.99 grams, 21 mm. Mithridates II, 124-88 BC. Parthia. Obverse: bust of Mithridates II l. bearded, diademed. Reverse: horse r. walking; above, ΜΕΓΑΛΟV; below, ΑΡΣΑΚOV; above horse, MI.

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