Harvard Art Museums > 2018.4: Tetradrachm of Mithradates II of Parthia Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Tetradrachm of Mithradates II of Parthia (Mithradates II of Parthia) , 2018.4,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/358721. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2018.4 People Mithradates II of Parthia, Parthian (r.c. 123-88 BCE) Title Tetradrachm of Mithradates II of Parthia Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 121 - 91 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Seleukeia ad Tigrim (Syria) Period Hellenistic period, Late Culture Parthian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/358721 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 14.78 g, Die Axis 1 Denomination tetradrachm Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ Provenance Recorded Ownership History A. de Petrowicz collection, Russia, (by 1926), sold; through [Naville XI, 18 October 1926 lot 2133]. [Bank Leu, Zurich, (dates unknown)], sold; to Stoecklin collection, Switzerland (by 1981), purchased; [through Herbert Kreindler from Nomos AG, Zurich, Auction 14, 17 May, 2017 lot 169]. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Sellwood, 24.4; Shore 67 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, J.P. Engelcke Coin Purchase Fund Accession Year 2018 Object Number 2018.4 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Diademed bust of Mithradates II to l. with short hair, long beard, his neck encircled with torques, wearing elaborately decorated South Asian tunic. Reverse: Archer seated on omphalos, to r., wearing riding trousers, a bashlik - a soft pointed cap - holding a bow. Publication History Susanne Ebbinghaus, ed., Animal-Shaped Vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings, exh. cat. (Cambridge, MA, 2018), p. 316, fig. 7.7 Subjects and Contexts Ancient Coins Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
