Parthian Coins from the Sellwood Collection

340, Lot: 226. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Drachm (22mm, 4.14 g, 12h). Rhagai mint. Struck circa 96/5-91 BC. Diademed bust left, wearing tiara decorated with star and torque ending in seahorse / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow. Sellwood 28.6; cf. Sunrise 297-301; Shore –. VF, lightly toned.

From the David Sellwood Collection.