.jpg "Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Orodes I - AE Drachm")
Details
LOT 2403
Ancient Greek Coins - Parthia - Orodes I - AE Drachm 89-78 B.C.
Obv: profile bust left. Rev: seated archer with inscriptions around. Very fine.(3.81 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Hirsch sale 152, lot 899 (part).
Property of a Harrow, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. OCTV 2, 523-526.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Ancient Greek Coins - Eastern Europe Celts - Imitative Thasos AR Tetradrachm Early 1st century B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £70
Imitating Thasos type, good style. Obv: head of Dionysos right, wreathed with ivy, hair falling in two locks behind head, prominent nose. Rev: HRAKLEOYS SWTHROS QASIWN to right, left and beneath Herakles standing front, lionskin over left arm, leaning with right on upright club; M in centre field. 15.48 grams.
About very fine for issue.
Ex UK private collection. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Himyararites - Amdan Bayan Yahaqbi - AR Issue 100-120 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Raidan mint. Obv: bare head right within torque. Rev: "MDNIBYNI RYDN" around small head right, sceptre to right. 1.24 grams.
Near very fine.
Property of a North London gentleman. -
Ancient Greek Coins - Macedonia - Alexander III (the Great) - Countermarked Zeus AR Tetradrachm 195-194 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £127
Aspendos, Pamphylia mint, posthumous issue, dated year 18. Obv: head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress; Seleukid anchor countermark on cheek. Rev: ALEXANDROY legend with Zeus seated left, right leg drawn back, holding eagle and sceptre; AS over IH in left field. 15.89 grams.
Good fine.
Ex UK private collection.
