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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Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm. 336-323 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Kition mint; struck under Pumiathon, circa 325-320. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣIΛΕΩΣ [ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ], Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings; monogram of KT to left. Price 3107. 17.10gr, 26mm, 12h
Near Extremely Fine. Toned with gold iridescence around the devices.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
Sextus Julius Caesar, Proconsul AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. 47-46 BC.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
In the name and types of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphos. Dated year 3 of the Caesarean Era (47/6 BC). Diademed head to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΟΥ, Zeus Nicephorus seated to left; monogram of AYT to inner left, Γ (date) above thunderbolt in exergue; all within laurel wreath. RPC I 4127; McAlee 4; Prieur 4; SC 2491.1; HGC 9, 1360a. 15.57gr, 27mm, 1h
Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet tone. Extremely rare, Prieur recorded just two examples.
Ex Nomos AG, obolos 20, 3 October 2021, lot 1016; From a North American collection. -
Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. Sellwood 78.4 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore -. 3.02gr, 20mm, 12h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
