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LOT 2737
Kings of Parthia, Orodes II AR Drachm. Circa 57-38 BC. Ekbatana mint.
Diademed and draped bust to left; star to left, crescent above star to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow; anchor symbol behind throne. Sellwood 48.9; Sunrise 381; Shore 261. Fine.(3.67gr, 18mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
