Baldwin & Sons
Auction 90 24 September 2014
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ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS,
Vologases VI (c. AD 207/8-221/2 ), Silver Tetradrachms (4), 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 KΦ (2) (520 SEM, AD 208/9); year date AKΦ (521 SEM, AD 209/10); year date ΓKΦ (523 SEM, AD 211/2), all with month name off the flan (S 88.2 var (2), 88.3 var, 88.6 var). Fine to about very fine. (4)
Estimate: £140-180
Vologases VI (c. AD 207/8-221/2 ), Silver Tetradrachms (4), 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 KΦ (2) (520 SEM, AD 208/9); year date AKΦ (521 SEM, AD 209/10); year date ΓKΦ (523 SEM, AD 211/2), all with month name off the flan (S 88.2 var (2), 88.3 var, 88.6 var). Fine to about very fine. (4)
Estimate: £140-180