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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Kings of Parthia, Vardanes II AR Tetradrachm. Circa AD 55-58.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Seleukeia on the Tigris Dated SE 368 (AD 58/9), uncertain month. Diademed and draped bust to left / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY ΕYΕΡΓΕΤΟY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, king seated to left, receiving wreath from Tyche standing to right and holding scepter with left hand, HΞT (date) in field above, uncertain month in exergue. Cf. Sellwood 69.7-9. 10.27gr, 26mm, 12h
Very Fine. Attractive blue iridescent toning.
From a UK, private collection. -
Kingdom of Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios AR Drachm. 323-317 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Sardeis mint; struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC. In the types of Alexander III. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, right leg drawn back, 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; to left, TI; beneath throne, torch. Price P96. 4.11gr, 17mm, 12h
Near Very Fine. Very Rare.
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Judaea, Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaeus AE Prutah. 104-76 BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Jerusalem mint. Inscription in paleo-Hebrew within wreath / Two cornucopiae splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate between. Cf. Hendin 6182; cf. Sofaer 355-369. 1.81gr, 14mm, 6h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
