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Set of three Parthian coins Comprising: - Parthian Empire, E…
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15
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Set of three Parthian coins Comprising: - Parthian Empire, E…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Set of three Parthian coins
Comprising:
- Parthian Empire, Ecbatana (present-day Hamedan, Iran), Phraates IV (38 BC – 2 BC).
Silver drachma, 38 BC to 2 BC.
Obverse: Draped bust of Phraates IV wearing a diadem, facing left, crowned by a flying eagle to his left behind him.
Reverse: An archer (Arsaces I) seated on the throne facing right, holding a bow; below the bow, a monogram Ѧ (for Ecbatana).
Weight: 3.53 g.
TTB Sellwood 52.10.
- Parthian Empire, Ecbatana (present-day Hamedan, Iran).
Gotarzès II (40–51).
Silver drachma, 40–51.
Obverse: Nude bust facing left, with a long rectangular beard and a visible earring; diadem with a buckle at the top and three ends; royal wart visible on the forehead.
Reverse: Beardless archer, seated on the throne facing right; in his right hand, a bow; below, a monogram Ѧ (for Ecbatana).
Weight: 3.37g
Pierced, otherwise TTB.
Sellwood 65.33.
- Parthian Empire, Ecbatana (present-day Hamedan, Iran) Vonones II (40–51).
Silver drachma, c. 51.
Obverse: Bust of Vonones II facing forward, wearing a headdress, the whole between two six-rayed stars.
Reverse: Beardless archer, seated on the right on the throne; in his right hand, a bow, and below it a monogram. Weight: 3.37 g.
Very Fine.
Sellwood 67.1.
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