Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 817. Estimate $100. Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010. Sold For $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases VI. Circa AD 208-228. AR Drachm (3.53 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left, long pointed beard, wearing tiara with earflap; “wz” in Parthian script / Degraded legend [but first line: 'King Vologases' in Parthian script], Arsakes I seated right on throne (represented as X), holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 88.18 var. (form of throne); Shore 455 var. (same); PDC 34008 (this coin). VF, toned. Rare variety.
From the Todd A. Ballen Collection. Ex Peus 386 (26 April 2006), lot 435.