Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 722. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos III. Circa AD 10-38. Æ Chalkoi. Ekbatana or Mithradatkart mints. All coins: Diademed and draped bust left, wearing torque; all within pelleted border / Lot includes the following weights and reverse types: a) (1.25 g). Bearded bust left, wearing tiara. Sellwood 63.18 (Artabanos II); Shore 572; PDC 40202 (this coin) // b) (1.31 g). Three-quarter figure of Athena left, holding spear and shield. Sellwood 63.19 (Artabanos II); Shore 573 // c) (1.38 g). Same. PDC 40204 (this coin) // d) (1.31 g). King on horseback right. Sellwood 63.21 (Artabanos II); Shore 575; PDC 40209 (this coin) // e and f) (1.64 g). Head of griffin left. Sellwood 63.24 (Artabanos II); Shore 577 (2) ; PDC 40205 and 40198 (these coins) // g) (0.74 g). Amphora. Sellwood 63.25 (Artabanos II); Shore 578; PDC 40197 (this coin) // h) (1.38 g). Hand holding kerykeion. Sellwood 63.26 (Artabanos II); Shore 579; PDC 40208 (this coin) // i) (0.99 g). Cornucopia. Sellwood 63.27 (Artabanos II); Shore 580-1; PDC 40206 (this coin) // j) (1.40 g). Pomegranate. Sellwood 63.28 (Artabanos II); Shore 582; PDC 40200 (this coin) // k) (1.25 g). Horse head right; monogram to right. Sellwood 63.36 (Artabanos II); Shore 584; PDC 40199 (this coin) // l) (1.27 g). Laureate facing bust of Apollo. Sellwood 63.39 (Artabanos II); Shore 586; PDC 40207 (this coin) // m) (1.21 g). Mithradatkart mint. Lighted altar; monogram to right. Cf. Sellwood 63 (Artabanos II; for obv.); Shore -. Coins Fine-VF, brown and green patina, the seventh coin with brown surfaces. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Thirteen (13) coins in lot.

From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. All coins, except b, c, and m, are ex Dr. Robert Gonnella Collection (Peus 388, 1 November 2006), lot 575.