Obverse: Within a filleted border, draped bust of Mithradates I to right, diademed. Reverse: Young Herakles standing to left, a phiale in his right hand, extended, and holding his club and lion-skin on his left arm. Plain exergual line. Monogram in exergue. Inscription in Greek at left and...
Provenance
By date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 22,142.63 (this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657)
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Greek, Hellenistic Period, about 141–138 B.C.
Mint
Seleukeia-on-the-Tigris (Babylonia), Parthia (Kingdom)
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2211.
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 15.31 gm.
Accession Number
01.5651
Medium or Technique
Silver