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  • Kings of Parthia, Mithradates II AR Tetradrachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Mithradates II AR Tetradrachm. 121-91 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

    Diademed and draped bust to left, wearing torc / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOΥ AΡΣA-KOΥ EΠIΦANOΥΣ, Arsakes I seated to right on omphalos, holding bow in his right hand. Sellwood 24.1. Shore -. 15.48gr, 32mm, 12h.

    Good Very Fine. Beautiful old cabinet toning.

    From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Mithradates II AR Drachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Mithradates II AR Drachm. Circa 96/5 -93/2 BC. Rhagai mint.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

    Draped bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with six-rayed star, neck torque ending in seahorse / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ, Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow. Sunrise 300; Sellwood 28.6. 3.88gr, 20mm, 12h.

    Good Very FIne.

    From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Phraates III AR Drachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Phraates III AR Drachm. Struck circa 68-62 BC. Ekbatana mint.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

    Diademed bust to left, wearing necklet with medallion / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; ΑΓ monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 36.7 (Darius?) var. (T behind throne); Sunrise 318; Shore 153. 3,91gr, 19mm, 12h.

    Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm. Circa 38/7-2 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Uncertain date.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

    Diademed and draped bust to left / BAΣIΛEΩC BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ, Phraates seated to right on throne, receiving palm from Tyche standing to right, holding cornucopia, pellet between; uncertain date in exergue. Cf. Sellwood 51.43; cf. Callataÿ, Tétradrachmes 224. 9.20gr, 28mm, 1h.

    Near Very Fine. Banker's mark on reverse.

    Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm. Circa 38/7-2 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Uncertain date.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

    Diademed and draped bust to left / BAΣIΛEΩC BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ, Phraates seated to right on throne, Athena standing to left before him, presenting diadem and holding spear; [date in exergue]. Cf. Sellwood 52; cf. Sunrise 391; cf. Shore 274. 10.48gr, 27mm, 12h.

    Very Fine. Small area of delamination and graffiti on obverse.

    Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

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  • Kings of Elymais, Kamnaskires V AR Tetradrachm.
    Kings of Elymais, Kamnaskires V AR Tetradrachm. Circa 54-32 BC. Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

    Diademed and draped bust to left, with pointed beard; star and anchor behind / Diademed and draped bust to left; degraded legend around, date off flan. van't Haaff Type 9.1.1-7; Alram 463. 14.21gr, 30mm, 12h.

    Near Extremely Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Kings of Elymais, Kamnaskires V AR Drachm.
    Kings of Elymais, Kamnaskires V AR Drachm. Dated SE 277 (36/5 BC). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

    Bearded and draped bust to left, wearing diadem / Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem; blundered legend around, ZOΣ (date) in exergue. Van't Haaff Type 9.1, Subtype 2-4A. 3.45gr, 16mm, 12h.

    Near Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.

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  • Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Tetradrachm.
    Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Tetradrachm. Circa 58-12 BC.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

    ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ, king on horseback to right, holding whip; letter in Kharosthi before / Athena standing to right, holding spear and shield in left hand and raising right; monograms flanking. Senior 98.370T; Mitchiner, 848k. 9.35gr, 24mm, 11h.

    Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Sasanian Kingdom. Ardaxsir (Ardashir) I AE 29mm.
    Sasanian Kingdom. Ardaxsir (Ardashir) I AE 29mm. Circa AD 233/4-238/9. Mint C (Ctesiphon"). Phase 3.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    Bust to right, wearing diadem (type G) and mural crown / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G). SNS type V(4a)/3a(2b) and pl. 13, A35; Sunrise 724; CNG E-446, lot 191. 17.42gr, 29mm, 3h.

    Near Very Fine.

    From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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  • Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram II, with Queen and Prince 4 AR Drachm.
    Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram II, with Queen and Prince 4 AR Drachm. AD 276-293.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

    Jugate busts of Bahram II and his queen to right, the king wearing winged headdress and korymbos, his queen wearing kolah with boar's head; to right, prince 4 facing left, wearing kolah with boar's head, and presenting wreath held in right hand / Fire altar flanked by Bahram, on left, and his queen, holding forth ring, on right; above, to left of flames, faravahar symbol. Göbl type X/3; SNS type VIIa/5. 3.66gr, 28mm, 3h.

    Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram II, with Queen and Prince 4 AR Drachm.
    Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram II, with Queen and Prince 4 AR Drachm. AD 276-293.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

    Jugate busts of Bahram II, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, to right, vis-a-vis cuirassed bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head and presenting a wreath to the royal couple, to left / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram on the left and his queen on the right, holding ring; to left of flames, fravahr symbol. Cf. SNS type VII/5; cf. Göbl type X/3. 3.10gr, 26mm, 2h.

    Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram II, with Queen and Prince 4 AR Drachm.
    Sasanian Kingdom. Bahram II, with Queen and Prince 4 AR Drachm. AD 276-293.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

    Jugate busts of Bahram II, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, to right, vis-a-vis cuirassed bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head and presenting a wreath to the royal couple, to left / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram on the left and his queen on the right, holding ring; to left of flames, fravahr symbol. Cf. SNS type VII/5; cf. Göbl type X/3. 4.38gr, 29mm, 2h.

    Good Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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