LOT 3009
Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.
Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow; archer's seat -. Sellwood 78.5 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore 415 (same). Extremely Fine.(3.58gr, 21mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market before 2000;
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Ionia, Ephesos AR Hekte – Sixth Stater. Circa 550-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Persic standard. Bee / Stellate pattern within incuse square. Karwiese I Series IIIA, 21; SNG Kayhan 1227-30. 1.72gr, 10mm
Extremely Fine. Apparently the finest known example. Rare.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
Cilicia, uncertain mint AR Hemiobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Head of Herakles facing slightly to right, with club over shoulder / Head of lion facing slightly to left, with arrow in mouth. Cf. SNG Levante 204-5 (Herakles to left). 0.27gr, 8mm, 7h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Persia, Achaemenid Empire AR Siglos. Time of Darios II to Artaxerxes II, circa 420-375 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group B (pl. XIV, 43); cf. Meadows, Administration 326 (Type IV, Group C); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 10; Sunrise -. 5.47gr, 14mm
Near Very Fine. Toned; interesting bankers' marks.
From an old UK collection; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 548, 18 October 2023, lot 188; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
