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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Parthia with bust of Phraates II
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 129–128 B.C.
Mint: Parthia (Kingdom), Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris (Babylonia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 16.37 gm.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number36.447
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2213.
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Phraates II right with whisker and slight beard, wearing diadem and cuirass or drapery.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Demeter, wearing chiton and peplos, seated left holding in her left hand cornucopia and in her right hand Nike to right. with wreath.
Inscription in Greek at right and left. In exergue, two monograms.
Fillet border.
Reverse: Demeter, wearing chiton and peplos, seated left holding in her left hand cornucopia and in her right hand Nike to right. with wreath.
Inscription in Greek at right and left. In exergue, two monograms.
ProvenanceAccording to Brett, catalogue no. 2213: from the Teheran (Mandali) Hoard, 1923; by 1936: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London S.W. 1, England; by 1936: U.S. Private Collection; October 8, 1936: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour