ANCIENT COINS, PARTHIAN COINS, Vologases V (AD 191-207/8), Silver Drachm, minted at Ecbatana, bust facing, pointed beard with vertical lines, wearing single banded diadem with two solid pendent ends, hair in bunches above diadem and behind ears, necklet as straight lines, dotted border, rev archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic Wlgšy MLK' (King Vologases), followed by a four line stylised and totally blundered "Greek" inscription, 3.52g, 12h (S 86.3var. (archer's throne visible)). Good very fine to about extremely fine, an extremely rare variety.
from The David Sellwood Collection of Parthian Coins
Estimate: £200-250