LOT 3311
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates V AR Drachm. Circa AD 140. Ekbatana mint.
Diademed bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; degraded legend around, monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 82.1 (Mithradates IV); Shore 425 (Mithradates IV); Sunrise 450. Near Extremely Fine. Deep original 'find' patina.(3.78gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenancePrivately purchased from Jencek Historical Enterprise, 12 April 2014.
Ex Dr. Stephen J. Antonello Collection.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 107, 16 March 2023, lot 685.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 119, 24 April 2024, lot 996.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter AR Drachm. Circa 166/155-130 BC. Taxila mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ, diademed bust to right, with aegis on shoulder, holding spear / 'Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa' in Kharosthi characters around Athena Alkidemos standing to left, hurling thunderbolt and holding aegis; in right field, monogram. Bopearachchi series 7, 26; Mitchiner 224e; SNG ANS 723. 1.88gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Thrace, Aigospotamoi AE 12mm. Circa 300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Wreathed head of Demeter (?) to left, wearing decorated polos and triple-pendant earring / AIΓOΣ ΠO, goat standing to left. CN Type 3746 & 266; SNG Copenhagen 854; HGC 3.2, 1262. 1.22gr, 12mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare denomination.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Sicily, Himera. AR Hemidrachm. Circa 450-420 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Nude rider, holding conch shell and caduceus, on goat running to left / Nike flying to left, holding filleted aphlaston and holding up skirt. SNG ANS 170; Rizzo pl. 21, 19. 1.89gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
