LOT 2991
Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm. Circa 38/7-2 BC.
Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Uncertain month and SE year. Diademed and draped bust to left, with pointed beard / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY ΕYΕΡΓΕΤΟY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, Phraates seated to right on throne, receiving palm frond from Tyche standing to left, who holds cornucopia with left hand; year and month in exergue. Cf. Sellwood 51.1-8; cf. Sunrise 390; cf. Shore 272. Very Fine.(11.21gr, 25mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection.
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LOT 2991
Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Ekbatana mint. Diademed head 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); Shore 413 (safe). 3.36gr, 20mm, 11h
Extremely fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer. -
Mysia, Pergamon AE 15mm. Circa 133-27 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head of Asklepios to right / [AΣ]KΛHΠI[OY Σ]ΩTHΡ[OΣ], serpent-entwined staff of Asklepios. SNG Copenhagen 370; SNG BnF 1828-48. 3.97gr, 15mm, 11h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired at an UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's ticket included. -
Phoenicia, Tyre AE 16mm. Dated CY 256 = AD 130/1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Pseudo-autonomous issue, time of Hadrian. Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right; palm frond over shoulder / ΤΥΡ(as monogram) ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛЄധΣ ΙЄΡ ΑΣ, palm tree with date clusters; ς-NC (date) across fields. RPC III, 3905 corr. (no Phoenician letters on reverse); Rouvier 2160. 3.11gr, 16mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
