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Auction 100  27 September 2016
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Lot 422

Estimate: 400 GBP
Price realized: 400 GBP
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ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR), Vologases V (AD 191-207/8), Silver Drachm, minted at Ecbatana, bust of Vologases V facing, pointed beard with random strokes, wearing single banded diadem with two pendent ends, hair in bunches above diadem and behind ears, necklet as arcs, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic Wlgšy MLK' (King Vologases), followed by a four line stylised and totally blundered "Greek" inscription, 3.51g, 12h (S 86.4); Vologases VI (AD 207/8-221/2), Silver Drachm, bust of Vologases VI left with long pointed beard, wearing single banded diadem with double loop, tiara with earflaps, decorated with pearls on stalk around crest and vertically on side, two Aramaic letters wl (for Wlgšy = Vologases) behind head, two pendent ends to diadem, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic Wlgšy MLK' (King Vologases,) followed by a four line stylised and totally blundered "Greek" inscription, 3.65g, 12h (S 88.18). About very fine and good very fine, first very rare. (2)

Estimate: £400-500
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