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LOT 2400
Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Orodes I - AE Drachm 89-78 B.C.
Obv: profile bust left. Rev: seated archer with inscriptions around. Very fine.(3.98 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Hirsch sale 152, lot 899 (part).
Property of a Harrow, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. OCTV 2, 523-526.
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