Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 489. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004.  Sold For $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Pakoros II. 78-105 AD. Billon Tetradrachm (13.80 gm). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Seleukid era Uperberetaios 389 (September, 78 AD). Diademed bust left, beardless, no ear or earring visible; B behind / [BACILEWC B]ACIL[EWN A]PCAKOY PAKOROU DIKAIOU [E]PIFANO[VC FILELLHNOC], Pakoros seated left on throne, Tyche standing right before him, presenting a diadem and holding sceptre; QPT (year) above, [UPE]RBERE[TAIOU] (month) in exergue. Sellwood 72.3-5 var. (month); cf. Shore 394; cf. BMC Parthia pg. 194, 5; MACW 663 var. (same). Toned VF. Unpublished month for this year. ($300)

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 51 (15 September 1999), lot 636.

While Vologases (and his successor, Artabanos IV) ruled as Parthian king in Mesopotamia, Pakoros ruled in Iran. A state of conflict existed between the rivals until Pakoros emerged victorious circa 90 AD. Based on his beardless portraiture, he was obviously young at the time of his accession. The details of his reign and fate are unknown.