LOT 2972
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates II AR Drachm. 121-91 BC.
Ekbatana mint; struck circa 96/5-93/2 BC. Diademed and draped bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with six-rayed star / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow. Sellwood 28.3; Shore 97; Sunrise 298. Near Very Fine.(4.07gr, 21mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection.
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LOT 2972
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates II AR Drachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Kings of Parthia, Mithradates, usurper in Mesopotamia AR Tetradrachm. Circa 15-10 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Seleukeia on the Tigris, dated Artemisios (April) of an uncertain year. Diademed and draped bust to left, with pointed beard / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ ΑΡΤΕM, Mithradates enthroned to right, receiving palm frond from Tyche standing to left, and holding sceptre with left hand; above Tyche's arm monogram of ΠΛP above pellet; beneath throne, V/A; between Mithradates' feet, A. Sellwood 55.11 var. (no pellet); Callataÿ, Tétradrachmes 108 (Phraates IV). 10.70gr, 26mm, 12h
Very Fine. Very rare variant.
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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, Phraates III AR Drachm. Circa 70/69-58/7 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Rhagai mint; struck circa 62/1-58/7 BC. Draped bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with horn and stags / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟV above, ΑΡΣ-AΚΟV to right, ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟY below, ΕΠΙΦAΝΟYΣ KAI ΦΙΛΕΛΛΝΟΣ to left, Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; ΡΓ monogram above bow. Sellwood 39.4; Sunrise 341; Shore 181. 4.07gr, 21mm, 1h
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
