LOT 3229
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates I AR Tetradrachm. Dated SE 173 (140/139 BC). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint.
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 3229
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates I AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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Good Fine. Corroded surfaces.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
