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Auction 96  24 September 2015
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Lot 3126

Estimate: 200 GBP
Price realized: 500 GBP
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ANCIENT COINS, PARTHIAN COINS, Gotarzes II (AD 46-51) and Vologases I (AD 51-78), Silver Tetradrachms (4), minted at Seleucia on the Tigris, diademed bust with long pointed beard left, lock of hair on brow, spiral torque, dotted border, rev king enthroned right, receiving diadem from Tyche holding cornucopiae, seven line inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY ΕYΕΡΓΕΤΟY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, year HNT (358 SEM, AD 46/7), month off the flan, and year ΘNT (359 SEM, AD 47/8), month off the flan (S 65.8-17 var, 65.18-19 var); bust facing, diademed head with short pointed beard turned left, wearing spiral torque with a central medallion, dotted border, rev king enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven line inscription as above, year ΓΞT (363 SEM), month ΕΠBΟΛ (Embolimos, Mar/Apr, AD 52) (S 68.5 var); diademed bust left with short pointed beard, spiral torque, dotted border, rev king enthroned left, receiving palm from Tyche holding sceptre, seven line inscription as above, year HΟΤ (378 SEM, AD 66/7), month off the flan (S 70.10 var). Generally good fine, S 68.5 var from embolismic year is quite rare. (4)
from The David Sellwood Collection of Parthian Coins

Estimate: £200-250
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