ANCIENT THEMES, Roman Republican. Suicide of Mithridates / Death of Crassus’ Son at the Hands of the Parthians. AR Medal (32mm, 9.80 g, 12h). By Jean Dassier & sons, 1740-1750. Suicide of Mithradates: at left, Mithradates drives a sword into his chest, a cup of ineffective poison at his feet, while a soldier advances toward him; FIN DE MITHRIDATE ·/ A · R · 689 · in exergue / Death of Crassus’ Son Publius at the Hands of the Parthians (“Avarice Punished”): in the foreground of a battle scene, Publius receives a fatal arrow to the chest as a soldier grabs the reins of the general’s horse; AVARICE PUNIE ·/ A · R · 700 · in exergue. Eisler 46a; Catenacci pp. 96-7. Iridescent blue and red cabinet toning, minor scratches and scrapes. EF.

From the Drewry Family Collection.


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