452, Lot: 536. Estimate $100. Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Orodes II. Circa 57-38 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.90 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 40 BC. Diademed and draped bust left; star to left, to right, crescent above star / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow; behind throne, symbol above anchor symbol. Sellwood 48.8; Sunrise –; Shore 260. Toned. Good VF.

From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from Spink & Son, 25 February 1964 (includes older collector ticket).