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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Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm. Circa 38/7-2 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Uncertain month and SE year. Diademed and draped bust to left, with pointed beard / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY ΕYΕΡΓΕΤΟY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, Phraates seated to right on throne, receiving palm frond from Tyche standing to left, who holds cornucopia with left hand; year and month in exergue. Cf. Sellwood 51.1-8; cf. Sunrise 390; cf. Shore 272. 11.21gr, 25mm, 12h
Very Fine.
From a UK private collection. -
Kings of Parthia, Artabanos V AR Drachm. Circa AD 79/80-circa 85.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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). 3.62gr, 20mm, 1h
Extremely Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Crete, Knossos AE 28mm. Circa 40-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Pseudo-autonomous issue, struck during the Roman Republic. Kydas, cretarch. Laureate head of Zeus to right; B beneath neck, thunderbolt beneath chin / Eagle standing to right with open wings; KYΔAΣ in three lines across field. RPC I 934; Svoronos, Numismatique 147-8; SNG Copenhagen 388. 15.83gr, 28mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Edge split.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 562, 15 May 2024, lot 329 (dealer's ticket included); From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
