LOT 2607
Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Mithradates II - Seated Archer AR Drachm 123-88 B.C.
Obv: diademed bearded bust left. Rev: ΒΑΣΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ legend in five lines. Very fine/good very fine, heavily patinated.(3.71 grams, 19 mm.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a 1980s UK collection.
Property of an London antiquarian.
Sellwood 27, OCTV 2, 518.
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LOT 2607
Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Mithradates II - Seated Archer AR Drachm
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Vardanes I - Seated Archer AR Drachm 40-45 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Obv: profile bust left. Rev: seated archer with stylised legends. 3.45 grams, 20 mm.
Extremely fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Ancient Greek Coins - Thrace - Olbia - AE Dolphin Proto Money Group [15] 6th century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Group comprising: cast 'coins' or currency pieces in the form of a bifacial dolphin. 16.86 grams total, 16-27 mm.
Fine.
Property of a European gentleman.
This unique type of coinage was cast in Olbia, in the Black Sea area of Thrace from the 5th to 3rd century BC; there are many varieties; the casting method employed was adopted by the Gallic Celts who originally came from this area; the dolphins were generally cast in a "tree" form connected by the tail, although some examples seem to have been cast individually. -
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Ancient Greek Coins - Mixed AE Group [2] c.3rd century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising bronze coins: an AE31 of Carthage, and an AE21 Seleukid of Alexander II minted in Antioch. 15.52 grams total, 20-21 mm.
Fine-good fine.
Property of a private Norwich, UK, collector.
