Mithradates II

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 Ed...