LOT 3018
Kings of Parthia, Artabanos V AR Drachm. Circa AD 79/80-circa 85.
Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 74.6 (Artabanos III); Sunrise 442; Shore 404 (same). Near Extremely Fine. Some hard green deposits on reverse.(3.55gr, 21mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market before 2000;
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Skythia, Geto-Dacians. Koson AR Drachm. Circa 42-29 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus?) walking to left, accompanied by two lictors; monogram before, KOΣΩN in exergue / Eagle with spread wings standing to left on sceptre, clutching laurel wreath in right talon. RPC I 1701C; W. Fischer-Bossert 'ΚΟΣΩΝ ΔΡΟΥΕΙΣ' in H. Schwarzer and H.-H. Nieswandt eds. "Man kann es sich nicht prächtig genug vorstellen!" Festschrift für Dieter Salzmann zum 65. Geburtstag, I (Münster 2016), type B; HGC 3.2, 2051. 4.41gr, 19mm, 12h
Extremely Fine. Rare.
Ex Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 24, 3 December 2022, lot 950. -
Kings of Parthia, Artabanos V AR Drachm. Circa AD 79/80-circa 85.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 74.6 (Artabanos III); Sunrise 442; Shore 404 (same). 3.76gr, 19mm, 12h
Good Very Fine. Some green deposits on reverse.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
5 Nabataean and 1 Phoenician AR Coins 4th century BC - 1st century AD.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Including Drachms of Nabataean Kings, a Didrachm of Obodas II and Hagaru and a 1/16 Phoenician Shekel. 21.93gr total
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
