Details
LOT 3000
Kings of Parthia, Artabanos III BI Tetradrachm. Circa AD 10-38.
Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Holöos [SE 323(?)] (July AD 12). Diademed bust to left, wearing slight beard, earring, and spiral torque / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, Artabanos seated to right, Tyche standing to left before him, presenting palm frond and holding cornucopia; OΛVΩ above Tyche's arm, [year in exergue]. Sellwood 61.5 (Artabanos II); Shore-. Very Fine.(9.33gr, 25mm, 12h).
Provenance
From a UK private collection.
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LOT 3000
Kings of Parthia, Artabanos III BI Tetradrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £140
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