Drachm from Parthia of King Mithradates IV, 112-113
Also known as: Drachme uit Parthia van koning Mithradates IV, 112-113
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
112 - 113
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king with diadem facing left. Reverse: the founder of the empire, Arsaces I, seated on a throne holding a drawn bow in his right hand, beneath which the letter A. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0020; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 3.75 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2 cm x weight 3.75 g
Design
- Obverse
- head of the king with diadem facing left.
- Reverse
- the founder of the empire, Arsaces I, seated on a throne holding a drawn bow in his right hand, beneath which the letter A.
Identification
- Original title
- Drachme uit Parthia van koning Mithradates IV, 112-113
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-0020
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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