Baldwin & Sons
Auction 90 24 September 2014
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ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS,
Vologases IV (c. AD 147-191), Silver Tetradrachms (6), minted at Seleucia on the Tigris, long bearded bust left, wearing double banded diadem and tiara with long earflaps, decorated with "hooks" round the crest, horn with a row of pearls on side, ear-ring visible, spiral torque, sequential letter B behind, rev king enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven line inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY OΛAΓAΣOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (mostly off the flan), year date ΔΞY (464 SEM), month name Apellaios (Nov/Dec AD 152); year date AΠY (481 SEM, AD 169/170), unintelligible month name OIHOY (Dios?); year date ϞΠY (486 SEM), month name Dios (Nov/Dec AD 174); year date ΔQY (494 SEM), month name Xandikos (Apr/May AD 183); year date ϞQY (496 SEM), uncertain month name, probably Dios (Oct/Nov AD 184); year date BΦ (502 SEM), abbreviated month name ΔΑCI (Daisios?) (June/July AD 191) (S 84.13, 84.39 var, 84.49, 84.93, 84.104 var, 84.126). Fine to very fine. (6)
Estimate: £120-150
Vologases IV (c. AD 147-191), Silver Tetradrachms (6), minted at Seleucia on the Tigris, long bearded bust left, wearing double banded diadem and tiara with long earflaps, decorated with "hooks" round the crest, horn with a row of pearls on side, ear-ring visible, spiral torque, sequential letter B behind, rev king enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven line inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY OΛAΓAΣOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (mostly off the flan), year date ΔΞY (464 SEM), month name Apellaios (Nov/Dec AD 152); year date AΠY (481 SEM, AD 169/170), unintelligible month name OIHOY (Dios?); year date ϞΠY (486 SEM), month name Dios (Nov/Dec AD 174); year date ΔQY (494 SEM), month name Xandikos (Apr/May AD 183); year date ϞQY (496 SEM), uncertain month name, probably Dios (Oct/Nov AD 184); year date BΦ (502 SEM), abbreviated month name ΔΑCI (Daisios?) (June/July AD 191) (S 84.13, 84.39 var, 84.49, 84.93, 84.104 var, 84.126). Fine to very fine. (6)
Estimate: £120-150