ANCIENT COINS, KINGS OF PARTHIA, Parthian Kingdom. Phraates I or Mithradates I (c.168-132 BC). Silver Drachm, 4.03g, uncertain mint. Head of king left, wearing bashlyk. Rev. Archer seated right on omphalos, holding bow, to outer left, monograms to outer right and in exergue (cf Sellwood 10.2 and 10.9 (Mithradates I); Shore -; Sunrise 255, this coin). Boldly struck and perfectly centred on a huge broad flan, lightly toned, extremely fine. Very rare.
This piece includes all of the control marks from both Sellwood 10.2 and 10.9.
ex Derfler Collection, Peus 376, 29 October 2003, lot 579
From The Sunrise Collection
Estimate: $ 3,000