Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 534. Estimate $200. Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004. Sold For $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of ELYMAIS. Kamnaskires-Orodes III. Mid-late 2nd century AD. Æ Tetradrachm (15.16 gm). 'King Kamnaskires Orodes' in Parthian script, diademed facing bust; behind, four-pointed star in crescent above anchor symbol / Design reduced to dashes. Cf. Alram 479; cf. Le Rider,
Suse pl. LXXIII, 8; cf. BMC Arabia pl. LIII, 15; cf. De Morgan pg. 479, 47. Good VF, brown patina. ($200)
Ex Vecchi 8 (4 December 1997), lot 147.It does not seem likely that the legend continues below the bust, thus this short version of his typical legend is apparently unpublished in the standard references.