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Auction 100  27 September 2016
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Lot 342

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 240 GBP
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ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR), Vologases I (first reign in Babylonia, c. AD 50-55), Silver Tetradrachms (2), minted at Seleucia on the Tigris, bust facing, diademed head with short pointed beard turned left, wearing spiral torque with a central medallion, rev King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven line inscription ΒΑCΙΛΕШC ΒΑCΙΛΕШΝ ΑΡCΑΚΟY ΕYΕΡΓΕΤΟY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYC ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟC, year BΞT = 362 SEM between king and Tyche, month YΠEPBE (Hyperberetaios) = Sep./Oct. AD 51, 14.42g, 12h; year ΔΞT = 364 SEM, month APTEΠIC (Artemisios) = May/Jun. AD 53, 13.58g, 12h (S 68.3 = Sinisi, SNP 7, 7 (this coin); S 68.9 var, different month, = Sinisi, SNP 7, 62 (this coin)). Both good fine, first very rare. (2)

Estimate: £150-200
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