KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates I. 165-132 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.34 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 141/0 BC. Good VF.CNG Feature Auction 126 Oriental Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 6 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates I. 165-132 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 15.34 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 141/0 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, within bead-and-reel border / BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓ AΛO Y APΣA KOY ΦIΛEΛΛH NOΣ, diademed and beardless young Herakles standing left, holding skyphos in extended right hand and cradling club in lion skin-draped left arm; monogram in exergue. Sellwood 13.2; Sunrise 260; Shore 35. Toned with iridescence, slight porosity and hint of double strike, scratches on reverse. Good VF. Rare and attractive example. |