LOT 2848
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates I AR Tetradrachm. 165-132 BC.
Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated SE 173 (140/39 BC). Diademed and draped bust of Mithradates I to right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ME-ΓAΛOY APΣA-KOY ΦIΛEΛ-ΛHNOΣ, Herakles standing to left, holding skyphos in his right hand and club and lion skin in his left; monogram of APT in outer left field; Γ[ΟΡ] (date) in exergue. Sellwood 13.3; Shore 36; Sunrise 261. Near Extremely Fine. Minor deposits. Rare.(15.57gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceSwiss private collection, acquired in 1992.
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LOT 2848
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates I AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)
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South Arabia. Himyar, 'Amdan Bayan Yahaqbid AR Unit. Circa AD 100-120.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Raydan mint. Head to right within circular torque / Small head to right; yanaf-monogram to left, 'sceptre' to right. CAF 3.2ai; Huth 429. 1.68gr, 14mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
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Group of Two [2] Greek AR Coins. 1st century BC.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Various types. 9.33gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III AR Drachm. 336-323 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings, uncertain monogram in left field. Cf. Price 3424 (Arados; tetradrachm). 4.06gr, 17mm, 5h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
