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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 4755750, member: 99456&quot;]Thanks for sharing, I find all Parthian bronzes unusual to stumble upon and even more unusual in anything close to aesthetically pleasing - yours is a nice find.&nbsp; As there aren&#039;t a lot of opportunities to share Parthian bronze coins, and this is the closest thing I have in my collection to tetrachalkoi: four 10-12mm AE chalkoi (none of Mithradates II):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1160829[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>top-left: </b>Artabanos IV (c. AD 10-38) Ekbatana. Diademed bust right/Griffin head left </p><p><b>top right:</b> Gotarzes II (c. AD 44-51) Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left/ Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne</p><p><b>bottom-left:</b> Pakoros I (c. AD 78-120) Ekbatana. Diademed bust right/Eagle standing right</p><p><b>botton-right:</b> Orodes II (57-38 BC) Ekbatana, struck circa 50-42 BC.&nbsp; Diademed bust left/Eagle right, with wings displayed</p><p><br /></p><p>The last one may be a dichalkon Sellwood 47.35</p><p><br /></p><p>And since none of these are Mithradates II - here&#039;s a drachm:</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1160544[/ATTACH] </b>Mithradates II, 121-91 BC, AR Drachm, Ekbatana mint, struck circa 119-109 BC.</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Diademed bust left</p><p><b>Rev:</b> ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow; A behind archer</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Sellwood 26.3[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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