LOT 3017
Kings of Parthia. Pakoros I AR Drachm. AD 78-120.
Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, with long beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right, no throne base visible, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 78.3 (Vologases III); cf. Sunrise 439 (throne base represented by two dots); Shore 413 (Vologases III). Extremely Fine.(3.62gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Nabataea, Anonymous AE 12mm. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Petra(?) mint. Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Stylised helmetted head of Athena to right / Stylised Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; [crescent above Λ(?)] in left field. Cf. CN 2; HGC 10, 671. 2.60gr, 12mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres)(?) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and torque / Vahšīr standing to left(?), holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. Cf. Alram 583. 1.50gr, 13mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
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Nabataea, Aretas IV AE 11mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Petra mint; struck circa 8/7 BC-AD 15/6. Aramaic letter hēth within laurel wreath / Eagle to left with wings closed; Aramaic letter ḥēth behind. CN 156; Schmitt-Korte II, 64. 1.14gr, 11mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
