Baldwin & Sons
Auction 100 27 September 2016
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ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS (PART FOUR),
Artabanus VI (AD 212-224/7), Billon Drachms (2), minted at Ecbatana, bust left with forked beard, wearing single banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps, decorated with pearls on stalk around crest and vertically on side, two Aramaic letters 'r (for 'rtbnw = Artabanus) behind head, two pendent ends to diadem, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic 'rtbnw MLK' (King Artabanus) followed by a four line stylised and totally blundered "Greek" inscription, 3.57g, 1h, and 3.83g, 12h (S 89.1 (Artabanus IV), 89.3). Both extremely fine, very rare. (2)
Estimate: £250-300
Artabanus VI (AD 212-224/7), Billon Drachms (2), minted at Ecbatana, bust left with forked beard, wearing single banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps, decorated with pearls on stalk around crest and vertically on side, two Aramaic letters 'r (for 'rtbnw = Artabanus) behind head, two pendent ends to diadem, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic 'rtbnw MLK' (King Artabanus) followed by a four line stylised and totally blundered "Greek" inscription, 3.57g, 1h, and 3.83g, 12h (S 89.1 (Artabanus IV), 89.3). Both extremely fine, very rare. (2)
Estimate: £250-300