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Tetradrachm of Kingdom of Parthia with bust of Gotarzes I
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 91–77 B.C.
Mint: Parthia (Kingdom), Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris (Babylonia)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 16.14 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.86
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Diademed, cuirassed bust of Gotarzes I to left, wearing spiral necklace.
Reverse: Arsaces, holding bow, seated on throne right.
At right: monogram. Inscriptions in Greek above, below, at left and right.
Reverse: Arsaces, holding bow, seated on throne right.
At right: monogram. Inscriptions in Greek above, below, at left and right.
Provenance1967, sold by Charles S. Lipson, Bromfield Stamp and Coin Co., Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 8, 1967)