Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 822. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases VI. Circa AD 208-228. AR Drachm (3.27 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left, long pointed beard, wearing tiara with long earflap; “wl” in Parthian script / Degraded legend [but first line: 'King Vologases' in Parthian script], Arsakes I seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 88.23-4 var. (tiara with symbol, no letters on obverse); Shore 462 var. (no letters on obv.). VF, toned, light scratches on obverse, hairline flan crack. Extremely rare variety.

From the Todd A. Ballen Collection.