LOT 2989
Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm. Circa 38/7-2 BC.
Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Daisios 288 SE (May 24 BC). Diademed and draped bust to left, with pointed beard / [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ] ΒΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΝ] above, [ΑΡΣΑΚΟY] EYEPΓET[OY] to right, ΔΙΚΑΙΟY and [ΗΠC] ΔΑΙΣ[ΙΟΥ] (date) below, [ΕΠΙ]ΦΑΝΟYΣ [ΦΙΛ]ΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ to left, Phraates seated to right on throne, receiving wreath from Athena standing to left, who holds sceptre with left hand. Sellwood 52.3; Sunrise -; Shore -; Callataÿ, Tétradrachmes 326-32. Very Fine.(10.51gr, 26mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market before 2000;
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Kings of Parthia, Artabanos V AR Drachm. Circa AD 79/80-circa 85.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 74.6 (Artabanos III); Sunrise 442; Shore 404 (same). 3.55gr, 21mm, 1h
Near Extremely Fine. Some hard green deposits on reverse.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Crete, Knossos AE 28mm. Circa 40-30 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Pseudo-autonomous issue, struck during the Roman Republic. Kydas, cretarch. Laureate head of Zeus to right; B beneath neck, thunderbolt beneath chin / Eagle standing to right with open wings; KYΔAΣ in three lines across field. RPC I 934; Svoronos, Numismatique 147-8; SNG Copenhagen 388. 15.83gr, 28mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Edge split.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 562, 15 May 2024, lot 329 (dealer's ticket included); From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. -
Kings of Parthia, Mithradates, usurper in Mesopotamia AR Tetradrachm. Circa 15-10 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Artemisios (April) of uncertain year. Diademed and draped bust to left, with pointed beard / ΒΑΣΙΛΕ[ΩΣ] ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ above, ΑΡΣΑΚΟ[Y] EYEPΓET[OY] to right, ΔΙΚΑΙΟY and [A]PTEM (date) below, [Ε]ΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ [ΦΙΛ]ΕΛΛΗΝ[ΟΣ] to left, Mithradates seated to right on throne, receiving palm frond from Tyche standing to left, who holds sceptre with left hand; above extended Tyche's arm ΠΛΡ monogram above pellet; V•A beneath throne; A between Mithradates' feet. Sellwood 55.11 (Tiridates); Sunrise -; Shore 311 (same); Callataÿ, Tétradrachmes 108 (Phraates IV). 10.12gr, 26mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
