Rare Issue of AD 140

Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 489. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Unknown King. Circa AD 140. AR Drachm (3.74 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 83.1; Shore 426. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare.