Parthian Coins in 2nd-1st centuries BCE in Ancient Iran

Under Mithradates II (c. 121-91 BC), the Parthian Empire reached its greatest extent, quickly transitioning into an eastern superpower to rival Rome. His coin iconography and monetary policy demonstrate a constant negotiation between the Hellenistic and Iranian cultural worlds. Alexandra Magup will examine how the motifs on Mithradates II’s coinage relate to a distinct Parthian political and religious ideology based on the concept of the khvarnah. She will also look at how Parthian ideology left its mark on the coinage of some of the sub-kingdoms such as Persis, where local kings portrayed themselves as the true inheritors of Achaemenid power.

Profile of Ms Magup: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/research_projects/all_current_projects/collaborative_doctoral_awards/alexandra_magub.aspx