ANCIENT COINS, PARTHIAN COINS, Vologases IV (c.AD 147-191), Silver Tetradrachms (12), 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, dotted border, rev king enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven line inscription ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY OΛAΓAΣOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (S 84.7, 84.13, 84.16, 84.31, 84.41, 84.41 var, 84.46, 84.48, 84.61, 84.86, 84.92, 84.112 var); Vologases VI (c.AD 207/8-221/2), Silver Tetradrachms (3), minted at Seleucia on the Tigris, long bearded bust left, wearing double banded diadem and tiara as above, sequential letter B behind, rev king enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven line inscription as above (S 88.2, 88.2 var, 88.3). Good fine to very fine. (15)
from The David Sellwood Collection of Parthian Coins
Estimate: £250-300