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Details
LOT 2738
Kings of Parthia, Orodes II AR Drachm. Struck circa 50-42 BC. Margiane mint.
Diademed and draped bust to left; crescent to right / Blundered legend, archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; Π beneath bow. Sellwood 46.13; Sunrise -; Shore -. Good Fine. Porous.(3.84gr, 20mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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