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title: Mithra
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11872/mithra/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mithra
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11872.jpg)
## Image Caption
Parthian [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/), 1st-2nd century CE. Reverse: Short-bearded bust of Mithra facing left, with a long moustache and bushy hair. Mithra wears diadem, torque and Persian V-neck jacket with beaded lapels. Rays of a halo shine above his head.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2020, February 10). Mithra. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Mithra." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 10, 2020. .
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Mithra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Feb 2020, .
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