Details
LOT 3047
Kings of Parthia, Phraates III AR Drachm. Struck circa 68-62 BC. Ekbatana mint.
Diademed bust to left, wearing necklet with medallion / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; ΑΓ monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 36.7 (Darius?) var. (T behind throne); Sunrise 318; Shore 153. Very Fine.(3,91gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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