Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum 2, Mithradates II
Resource type
Book
Creator (person)
Sarkhosh Curtis, Vesta
Magub, Alexandra
J. Pendleton, Elizabeth
C.D. Hopkins, Edward
Date published
2020
Abstract
The second volume of “Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum” examines the history and culture of the reign of Mithradates II (c. 122/1‒91 BC), who consolidated and expanded the Parthian state. In addition to his coinage, the present volume draws on other primary sources, such as cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia, in order to illuminate an otherwise poorly known and documented period of ancient Iranian history. This publication by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Alexandra Magub, Elizabeth J. Pendleton and Edward C. D. Hopkins is an essential tool not just for numismatists, but also for historians and art historians, presenting various aspects of Parthian coinage: chronology, mint identification, the iconography within a broader Iranian context, typology and metrology. The catalogue offers a complete record of coin production under Mithradates II, illustrating and describing 1,996 coins from leading international institutions and other sources.
Project(s)
Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum
Funder
| Funder name | Awards |
British Museum | |
à–sterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften | |
British Institute of Persian Studies | |
Publisher
Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Verlag
Place of publication
Vienna
Official URL
Rights statement
In Copyright
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