Details
LOT 3018
Kings of Parthia. Vologases VI AR Drachm. Circa AD 208-228.
Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara with ear flap; wl in Aramaic behind / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow, monogram below. Sellwood 88.19; Sunrise 459. Extremely Fine.(3.70gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
