KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates. Usurper in Mesopotamia, circa 15-10 BC. BI Tetradrachm (28mm, 14.34 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Artemisios (April). Diademed bust left / Mithradates seated right, receiving palm frond from Tyche standing left, holding cornucopia; above, monogram above pellet; V/A below throne; A between Mithradates' feet; Π at ground to right of Tyche. Sellwood 55.11 var. (no Π); Sunrise –; Shore 311 (Tiridates) var. (same); Callataÿ, Tétradrachmes 103-7. Lightly toned, areas of weakness, obverse graffiti. Near VF.
From the Bob (Robert) L. Collection, purchased from Zuzim, July 2014.