LOT 3958
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 3958
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)
Opening Bid
£1,300 (EUR 1,508; USD 1,755) ‡+BP*
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Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Tetrobol. Circa 410/04-341/23 BC. Attic standard.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Upright anchor, A under left fluke and crayfish under right / Facing gorgoneion. Topalov, Apollonia 45; CN Online 21301; cf. HGC 3, 1323. 2.85gr, 13mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Ionia, Klazomenai AE 11mm. Circa 386-301 BC.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΔΙΑΛΛΟΣ (Diallos), magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to left / ΔIAΛΛOΣ, swan standing to left, with wings spread. Unrecorded magistrate's name. 0.99gr, 11mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; unpublished with this magistrate's name.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Troas, Abydos AR Obol(?). Circa 480-450 BC.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ABY, eagle standing to left; star to right / Gorgoneion facing within incuse square. CN Online Type 2506; SNG Arikantürk 7. 0.39gr, 9mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
