LOT 3022
Kings of Parthia, Vologases III AR Tetradrachm. Circa AD 105-147.
Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Dios SE 435 (October AD 123). Diademed and draped bust to left, wearing tiara; Γ behind / BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ BAΣΙΛΕΩN AΡΣAKOΥ OΛAΓAΣΟΥ ΔIKAIOΥ EΠΙΦANOΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛHNOΣ, Vologases seated to left, receiving wreath from Tyche standing to right and holding scepter with left hand; EΛY (year) above, ΔIOY (month) in exergue. Sellwood 79.11; Shore -. Very Fine. Toned.(10.69gr, 27mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection.
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LOT 3022
Kings of Parthia, Vologases III AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Eastern mints AR Coins. 5th-4th century BC.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Including fractions from Arabia, Judaea and a reproduction. 18.25gr total
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Macedon, Akanthos AR Diobol. Circa 430-390 BC.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet / Quadripartite incuse square; [A-K-A-N] in quadrants. SNG ANS 50; SNG Ashmolean 2218; HGC 3.1, 393. 0.92gr, 11mm
Near Extremely Fine.
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005. -
Kings of Parthia, Artabanos V AR Drachm. Circa AD 79/80-circa 85.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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). 3.15gr, 23mm, 1h
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
