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Auction 100  27 September 2016
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Lot 418

Estimate: 350 GBP
Price realized: 280 GBP
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ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR), Osroes I (c. AD 109-129), Silver Drachm, minted at Ecbatana, bust of Osroes left with long pointed beard, hair in bunches above diadem and behind ears, wearing double banded diadem with double loop and three pendent ends, spiral torque, ear-ring visible, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, seven line inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, stylised, 3.66g, 12h (S 80.1); Mithradates VI (c. AD 128-147), Silver Drachms (2), bust of Mithradates left with long and pointed beard, wearing single banded diadem with double loop and two pendent ends, spiral torque, ear-ring visible, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic Mtrdt MLK' (King Mithradates), followed by a six line "Greek" inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, stylised, 3.80g, 12h, and 3.48g, 12h (S 82.1 (Mithradates IV), 82.2). Generally about very fine, scare to very rare. (3)

Estimate: £350-400
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