LOT 2973
Kings of Parthia, Sinatrukes AR Drachm. Circa 93/2-70/69 BC.
Rhagai mint. Draped bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with horn and stags / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above, ΜΕΓ-ΑΛOV to right, ΑΡΣΑΚOV (retrograde)below, ΘΕOΠΑΤΡOY NIKATOPOΣ to left (‘of great king Arsaces, of divine descent, the victorious’), Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow. Sellwood type 33.4 (Gotarzes I); Sunrise 302; Shore 114 (same). Very Fine. Some hard green deposits on reverse.(4.14gr, 19mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market before 2000;
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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, archer's seat –. Sellwood 78.5 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore 415 (same). 2.95gr, 19mm, 12h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Ionia, Erythrai AR Drachm. Struck circa 290-275 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long sceptre in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing to right with closed wings, MTP monogram in left field and ΣΕ monogram beneath throne. Price 1894A var. (club in let field). 4.23gr, 17mm, 1h
Very Fine.
Ex Reeman Dansie, Colchester, 8 December 2010; Acquired at an UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector; Collector's ticket included. -
Phoenicia, Sidon AR Shekel - Tetradrachm. 107/6 BC-AD 43/4.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Dated CY 5 (107/6 BC). Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche to right, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace / ΣIΔΩNIΩN, eagle standing to left on ram of galley; palm frond in background; to left, L E (date) above monogram of ΔΡΙ. Rouvier 1305; Prieur -; HGC 10, 275. 13.79gr, 29mm, 12h
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned. Rare.
Acquired in 1995; From a private collection.
