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Gold coin of Hooerkes with Mithras holding wreath

Gold coin of the Scythian king Hooerkes, reverse showing Mithras (MOPO) standing with wreath and staff, north-west India, c. 87–129 A.D.
 
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
Gold coin. Gardner, 141 No. 4 and Pl. XXVIII, 1; MMM II 186 No. 1d and fig. 4; Leipoldt, fig. 5.M O P O. Mithras standing to the left, wearing a tunic and a cuirass(?). In his outstretched r.h. he holds a wreath with ribbons and in his l.h. a staff. In front of him a character. Rim of pearls.

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