Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 442. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004. Sold For $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraates III. 70/69 - 58/7 BC. AR Drachm (4.03 gm). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 61-58/7 BC. Diademed bust left; neck torque ends in sea-horse /
BASILE[WS] MEGALOU [A]RS-AKOU EUERGETOU EPIFANOUS FILELLHNS (sic), Arsakes I seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 38.3 var. (legend); Shore 169 var. (same); BMC Parthia pg. 45, 3 var. (same); MACW -. Toned EF. Rare this nice. [See color enlargement on plate 7] ($300)
Ex Peus 326 (1-3 November 1989), lot 374.