KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 15.74 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 120/19-109 BC. Diademed bust left / BAΣIΛEΩΣ to left, MEΓAΛOV above, APΣAKOV to right, ΕΠIΦANOVΣ below, archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow; monogram in exergue. Sellwood 24.2 corr. (monogram); Sunrise 281 corr. (same); Shore –; PDC 614445 = Goldberg 62 (1 February 2011), lot 3150 (this coin). Iridescent toning, traces of deposits in devices, areas of slight double strike. EF. Extremely rare monogram. High relief portrait.
From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, 18 August 2011. Ex Goldberg 62 (1 February 2011), lot 3150; Goldberg 59 (30 May 2010), lot 2237; Goldberg 55 (29 October 2009), lot 93; Ponterio 148 (9 January 2009), lot 388.