Triton XIV, Lot: 405. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes I. 247-211 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 4.05 g, 12h). Hekatompylos(?) mint. Head left, wearing bashlyk and earring, within pelleted border / APΣAKOY, archer (Arsakes I) seated right on backless throne, holding bow; A to right. Sellwood 5.1; A&S Type 5 (unlisted rev. die); Shore 3. EF, toned, struck with typical worn obverse dies, a few light scratches under tone.