Two Rare Drachms of Sarpedones

Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 670. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDO-PARTHIANS, Gondopharid Dynasty. Sarpedones. Circa 15-1 BC. Æ Drachm (2.61 g, 1h). Diademed and draped bust left / Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm. Senior 206.1D. VF, brown surfaces, slight roughness. Extremely rare, only two examples known to Senior, this the first one offered at auction.