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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3493738, member: 99456&quot;]An interesting &quot;fraction&quot; and an engaging writeup, [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER].&nbsp; Here&#039;s my Sellwood 11.1 of Mithradates I.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]925065[/ATTACH]</p><p>AR Drachm, Parthian Kingdom, <b>Mithradates I</b>, ca. 171-138 BC</p><p><b>Mint: </b>Hekatompylos</p><p><b>Obv: </b>Diademed and draped bust of Mithradates I left</p><p><b>Rev: </b> Archer seated right on omphalos, holding bow</p><p><b>Size: </b>3.92g, 19.2mm</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Sellwood 11.1; Shore 24</p><p><b>Note:</b> <a href="https://www.livius.org/articles/place/hecatompylos-sahr-e-qumis/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livius.org/articles/place/hecatompylos-sahr-e-qumis/" rel="nofollow">Hecatompylos</a>, or Ἑκατόμπυλος by about 200 BC it is referenced as the capital of the Arsacid dynasty by Pliny, Strabo, and Ptolemy.&nbsp; The Greek name Hekatompylos means &quot;one hundred gates&quot;. Regarding this name, <a href="http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/10*.html#28.7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/10*.html#28.7" rel="nofollow">Polybus writes</a>: <i>&quot;The king having traversed the desert came to the city called Hecatompylus, which lies in the centre of Parthia. This city derives its name from the fact that it is the meeting-place of all the roads leading to the surrounding districts&quot; </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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