Sellwood 9.4

Mithradates I · 171 - 138 BCE

Date171 - 138 BCE

AuthorityMithradates I

MaterialSilver

Obverse Typebeardless bust left, wearing bashlyk, torque and cloak; circular border of pellets

Reverse LegendΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ

Reverse Typebeardless archer wearing bashlyk and cloak seated right on omphalos, holding bow in right hand; in exergue, Greek letter C (lunate Sigma); no border

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Other ReferencesSellwood 1971: 9, Shore: 7-11, 20, Sear: 7327, Mitchiner ACW: 464-466 (Unattributed), Wroth BMC: p2,3 (Tiridates I & son Arsaces), Gardner: (Arsaces/Tiridates I), Petrowicz: (Tiridates I)

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PDC39495

Reign Datesc. 171 - 138 BCE

Sellwood Main Type9

Sellwood TypeSellwood 9.4

Sunrise AuthorityPhriapatius to Mithradates I

Sunrise ReferenceSunrise 251-253 (Phriapatius to Mithradates I)

Variantsvariant (Α below bow)

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