Mithradates II of Parthia (king of Parthia, 124-91 BCE)
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Mithridates II was king of the Parthian Empire from 124 to 91 BC. He was known as "Mithridates the Great" in antiquity. He was the first Arsacid monarch to regularly use the title "King of Kings", thus stressing the association of the ruling Parthian dynasty with the Persian Achaemenid Empire.
Die Studies
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Overstriking coins
Item | Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety |
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27907 - Seleuceia ad Tigrim (Mithradates II) (tetradrachm bust of the king/seated archer) over uncertain Seleucid (Antiochus) type (Numismatica Ars Classica, 84, May 2015, 1586) | Silver | 120 BC JL |
Overstruck coins
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TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
Nomisma IDNomisma ID | https://nomisma.org/id/mithradates_ii_parthia |
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Literature
- Sellwood 1980 (1 mentions)
- Shore 1993 (1 mentions)
- Nelson 2011 (1 mentions)