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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Parthia with bust of Mithradates III
Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
58/7–55 B.C.
Mint: Parthia (Kingdom), Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris (Babylonia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 15.90 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number36.449
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2224.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Mithradates III to left, wearing short beard, diadem with long hanging ends, spiral necklace and cuirass ornamented with a pattern of dots and one star.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Arsakes seated right on throne holding bow.
In right field, monogram.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Border of dots.
Reverse: Arsakes seated right on throne holding bow.
In right field, monogram.
Inscriptions in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1936: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London S.W. 1, England; 1936: Anonymous Private Collection; October 8, 1936: Anonymous gift to MFA