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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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PARTHIAN KINGDOM. Mithradates II (121-91 BC). AR tetradrachm (30mm, 15.91 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Seleucia on Tigris, ca. 120-109 BC. Diademed, draped bust of Mithradates left / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜEΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣ-ΑΚΟΥ, archer in Parthian dress (Arsaces I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow, palm branch in outer right field, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ / TV in exergue. Sellwood 24.3. Shore 66. Sunrise 281. An exceptionally detailed specimen, with pleasing matte surfaces.
Estimate: 1600-2000 USD
PARTHIAN KINGDOM. Mithradates II (121-91 BC). AR tetradrachm (30mm, 15.91 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Seleucia on Tigris, ca. 120-109 BC. Diademed, draped bust of Mithradates left / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜEΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣ-ΑΚΟΥ, archer in Parthian dress (Arsaces I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow, palm branch in outer right field, ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ / TV in exergue. Sellwood 24.3. Shore 66. Sunrise 281. An exceptionally detailed specimen, with pleasing matte surfaces.
Estimate: 1600-2000 USD