Baldwin & Sons
Auction 90 24 September 2014
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ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS,
Vologases V (c. AD 191-208), Silver Tetradrachms (3), minted at Seleucia on the Tigris, diademed bust left, pointed beard, hair bunched above diadem and behind ear, ear-ring visible, spiral torque, 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 ΙΦ (2) (510 SEM, AD 198/9), month name off the flan; year date ϞΙΦ (516 SEM, AD 204/5), month name off the flan (S87.17 (2), 87.23). Fine to good fine, scarce. (3)
Estimate: £150-180
Vologases V (c. AD 191-208), Silver Tetradrachms (3), minted at Seleucia on the Tigris, diademed bust left, pointed beard, hair bunched above diadem and behind ear, ear-ring visible, spiral torque, 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 ΙΦ (2) (510 SEM, AD 198/9), month name off the flan; year date ϞΙΦ (516 SEM, AD 204/5), month name off the flan (S87.17 (2), 87.23). Fine to good fine, scarce. (3)
Estimate: £150-180