Baldwin & Sons
Auction 100 27 September 2016
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ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR),
Unknown King III (c. AD 140), Silver Drachm, minted at Ecbatana(?), bust left, with long pointed beard, wearing double banded diadem with triple loop and four pendent ends, hair in three waves, spiral torque, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, seven line inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, stylised and totally blundered, 3.45g, 12h (S 83.1). About very fine, very rare.
Estimate: £350-400
Unknown King III (c. AD 140), Silver Drachm, minted at Ecbatana(?), bust left, with long pointed beard, wearing double banded diadem with triple loop and four pendent ends, hair in three waves, spiral torque, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, seven line inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, stylised and totally blundered, 3.45g, 12h (S 83.1). About very fine, very rare.
Estimate: £350-400