Drachm of Mithradates II, 123-88 B.C., 123 - 88 BCE

  • Parthian

Silver

  • Overall: 13/16 × 1/8 inches (2.1 × 0.3 cm)

Gift of Dr. Willam Deutsch.

66.293

On View

  • Ancient Middle East Gallery, Level 1, West

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Marked, reverse, below bow: [mint mark of Ecbatana]

Inscribed, reverse: [transliteration: BASILEOS MEGALOU BASILEO\N! ARSAKO\U! EPIPHANOU]

Dr. William Deutsch

1966-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Parthian; Persian; Mint of Ecbatana, Drachm of Mithradates II, 123-88 B.C., 123 - 88 BCE, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. Willam Deutsch., 66.293.