Parthia(?), 'Eagle series' AR Drachm. Hekatompylos(?), circa 246-238 BC. Local standard. Head of Athena to right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Eagle standing to right, head reverted; grape cluster on vine with leaf and kerykeion above. Bopearachchi, Sophytes -, cf. Series 2A (eagle to left); Mitchiner -, cf. 26d (same); SNG ANS -; Roma XIV, lot 338 (hammer: £2,600); CNG E-184, lot 74. 2.99g, 14mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare with eagle standing to right.
From the Neil Collection.