LOT 3049
Kings of Parthia, Phraates IV AR Tetradrachm. Circa 38/7-2 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Uncertain date.
Diademed and draped bust to left / BAΣIΛEΩC BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKOY EYEPΓETOY ΔIKAIOY EΠIΦANOYΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ, Phraates seated to right on throne, Athena standing to left before him, presenting diadem and holding spear; [date in exergue]. Cf. Sellwood 52; cf. Sunrise 391; cf. Shore 274. Very Fine. Small area of delamination and graffiti on obverse.(10.48gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Various mints and dates. 16.78gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Cyprus, Amathos AR Obol. Rhoikos, circa 350 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Head of lion to right / Forepart of lion to right, head facing. Tziambazis -; Amandry, Amathonte 133 B, pl. 20; Zapiti & Michaelidou 20; SNG Copenhagen 4. 0.44gr, 10mm, 8h.
Very Fine.
Ex Spink, 1970s. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Seleukos I Nikator AE 19mm. After circa 300 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris mint; 1st workshop.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Helmeted head of Athena to right / Elephant standing to right; [monogram above], P below. SC 128b; HGC 9, 83. 7.63gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
