| Obverse |
Bare-headed, diademed bust of king left, with long pointed beard, wearing torque, dotted border around |
| Reverse |
King (Arsakes I?) seated right on throne, holding bow, blundered Greek legend around, top line Aramaic legend reading King Mithradates, AT monogram (for Ecbatana) under bow. |
| Date |
140 CE |
| Weight |
3.76 gm. |
| Diameter |
18 mm. |
| Die axis |
2 o'clock |
| Reference |
Sellwood 82.1, Shore 425 |
| Comments |
Note the new feature of this coinage: the King's personal name in Aramaic at the top of the reverse.
From my personal collection, ex-Tom Mallon collection. Published on his website, The Coins and History of Asia, the first coin (as of April 2009) under Mithradates IV:
http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/parthia/parthian6.html.
This coin is also published on the Parthia.com website, the third coin under Mithradates IV:
http://parthia.com/mithradates4.htm . |