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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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Group of Six [6] Nabataean and Phoenician AR Coins. 4th century BC-1st century AD.
Estimate: £160 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £85
Comprising: various issues, rulers and types. 21.93gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea. Hasmoneans, John Hyrkanos I (Yehohanan) AE 12mm. 135-104 BC. Jerusalem mint. In the name of Seleukid king Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Crested helmet to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, aphlaston. Meshorer p. 30; Hendin 6166; SC 2122; HGC 9, 1111. 1.91gr, 12mm,12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleucis and Pieria, Apameia AE 20mm. Dated SE 243 (70/69 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Laureate head of Zeus to right / ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ Α[ΣΥΛΟΥ], elephant walking to right; ΓΜ[Σ] (date) to lower right. HGC 9, 1419; DCA 410. 6.72gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
