Silver drachm ca. 121-91 B.C. Parthian Numismatists - the scholars who study coins - refer to the front’ side of the coin, which usually features the head of a person or god, as the obverse,’ and the back’ side as the reverse.’On the obverse of this silver coin, a bust of the king faces to the left. He has wavy hair ending in curls and a long beard, and he wears a diadem (the headband worn by victorious athletes in ancient Greece) on his head. A border of dots surrounds the image.The reverse shows a seated man facing right. He wears sleeves and trousers under a cloak, as well as a pointed hat with earflaps and a diadem. In his hand he holds a bow with the bowstring upwards. He sits on a high-backed throne. A Greek inscription, reading "of great king Arsaces the renowned" surrounds him.This coin was struck by the Parthian king Mithridates II (reigned ca. 121-91 B.C.). The king on the obverse is probably meant to be Mithridates himself, wearing a diadem as a symbol of victory. The id

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Silver drachm ca. 121-91 B.C. Parthian Numismatists - the scholars who study coins - refer to the front’ side of the coin, which usually features the head of a person or god, as the obverse,’ and the back’ side as the reverse.’On the obverse of this silver coin, a bust of the king faces to the left. He has wavy hair ending in curls and a long beard, and he wears a diadem (the headband worn by victorious athletes in ancient Greece) on his head. A border of dots surrounds the image.The reverse shows a seated man facing right. He wears sleeves and trousers under a cloak, as well as a pointed hat with earflaps and a diadem. In his hand he holds a bow with the bowstring upwards. He sits on a high-backed throne. A Greek inscription, reading "of great king Arsaces the renowned" surrounds him.This coin was struck by the Parthian king Mithridates II (reigned ca. 121-91 B.C.). The king on the obverse is probably meant to be Mithridates himself, wearing a diadem as a symbol of victory. The id

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