Baldwin & Sons
Auction 90 24 September 2014
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ANCIENT COINS, THE DAVID SELLWOOD COLLECTION OF PARTHIAN COINS,
Vologases IV (AD 147-191), Silver Drachms (9), minted at Ecbatana, bust left with long and rectangular beard, wearing double banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps, decorated with "hooks" on crest, ear and ear-ring visible, spiral torque, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic Wlgšy MLK' (King Vologases), followed by six line stylised and blundered "Greek" inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (S 84.127, beard tapering, pellet above bow, 84.128, 84.129, 84.130 (5), 84.130 var, no archer foot and different monogram below bow). About very fine to extremely fine. (9)
Estimate: £80-120
Vologases IV (AD 147-191), Silver Drachms (9), minted at Ecbatana, bust left with long and rectangular beard, wearing double banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps, decorated with "hooks" on crest, ear and ear-ring visible, spiral torque, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic Wlgšy MLK' (King Vologases), followed by six line stylised and blundered "Greek" inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (S 84.127, beard tapering, pellet above bow, 84.128, 84.129, 84.130 (5), 84.130 var, no archer foot and different monogram below bow). About very fine to extremely fine. (9)
Estimate: £80-120