| 123 BC - 88 BC |
Μιθραδάτης Β'
| Drachm / Δραχμή AR 21 |
SHH 1695 |
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| Parameter Obverse Reverse Notes Reference |
6.81
g 19.8-21.1
mm 5:00 o'clock VF Helmeted bust left, with long beard. Archer seated right holding bow; monogramm ΑΓΤ beneath; blundered inscirpitions. ? Sear Greek 7372 |
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Mithridates II (123 - 88 BC)
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Son
of
Artabanos I. Reign 123
- 88 BC. Defeated the western Sakas
(Sakaraukae), conquered Characene and recovered Babylonia and
Mesopotamia. The Parthian Empire reaches its farthest extent,
stretching from the Euphrates to the Oxus. First Parthian king to have
contact with Rome and to use the title 'King of Kings'.
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