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Sale 83
The New York Sale
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Lot 287 |
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Mithradates I (164-132 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.12g, 12h. Mithradates I (164-132 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.12g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and bearded bust right, reel-and-pellet border. Rev. Naked Heracles standing left, wine-cup and club in right and left hands respectively, lion skin over left arm, monogram in field left, four-line inscription ??S???OS ??G???Y ??S???Y F????????S, date G?? (173 SEM = 140/139 BC) in exergue (S 13.3; Sunrise 261). About very fine, porous surfaces. Rare. Supported by the extant classical literary sources, contemporary Babylonian cuneiform documents attest that Parthian forces annexed Mesopotamia in the summer of 141 BC. Soon afterwards and in order to celebrate the occasion, the royal mint at Seleucia on the Tigris reverted to issuing coins for the victorious Arsacid monarch, Mithradates I, who might have visited the newly conquered territories and tarried in Babylon during autumn - winter of that same year. The first Arsacid issue from Seleucia, the S 13.1-2 Tetradrachms and S 13.6 Drachms, are undated while the subsequent outputs, the S 13.3-5 Tetradrachms and S 13.8-10 Drachms, carry Seleucid Era dates 173 and 174 SEM, corresponding respectively to 140/139 BC and 139/138 BC. Moreover, the Tetradrachms carry the additional epithet F????????S "Philhellene, Lover of Greeks". This was, as Sellwood related, "a somewhat transparent attempt to placate the Greek commercial element in the newly conquered lands". See also the commentary under lot 339.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf., Auction 378, 28 April 2004, lot 306.
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Lot 288 |
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Phraates II (132-127 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.10g, 12h. Phraates II (132-127 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.10g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and lightly bearded bust right, reel-and-pellet border. Rev. Male deity enthroned left, holding Nike in outstretched right hand, cornucopia in left hand, four-line inscription ??S???OS ??G???Y ??S???Y ????F???Y, two monograms in exergue (S 17.1 var, exergual monograms reversed; Sunrise 267). About very fine. Rare. To recover Mesopotamia and the former Seleucid satrapies of Elymais and Media, the Seleucid king Demetrius II (first reign, 145-138 BC) led an expedition against Mithradates I. However, he was, according to our combined literary and Babylonian cuneiform sources, defeated in the summer of 138 BC, captured and delivered to the Arsacid monarch who treated him magnanimously. Less than a decade later, Antiochus VII (138-129 BC), the younger brother and successor of Demetrius II, declared war on Parthia and marched out of Antioch with a large army. He recovered Mesopotamia and Elymais in the summer of 130 BC and then moved to Ecbatana in Media to challenge the reigning Arsacid prince, Phraates II. Some months later, Antiochus was caught in a Parthian ambush, defeated and slain about the end of summer – beginning of autumn 129 BC. The S 17 series of Tetradrachms and Drachms were minted at Seleucia on the Tigris to celebrate Phraates’ triumph over Antiochus. Hence their epithet ????F???Y, "Bearer of Victory".
Estimated Value $2,200-UP.
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$4,680 |
Lot 289 |
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Artabanus II (127-126 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.99g, 1h. Artabanus II (127-126 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.99g, 1h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and long bearded bust right, reel-and-pellet border. Rev. Demeter enthroned left, holding Nike in outstretched right hand, cornucopia in left hand, two-line inscription ??S???OS ??S???Y, letter T in field left, date ??? (187 SEM = autumn 126 BC – autumn 125 BC) in exergue (S 18.1 var, Inter-regnal issue, dated variety with controller’s mark; Sunrise 274). Good fine/about very fine. Extremely rare, one of only six known examples. Justin (42.2.1) intimates that the successor of Phraates II was his paternal uncle, Artabanus. He went to war with the Tocharian nomads and lost his life after a poisoned arrow wounded him in the arm. According to Sellwood, the S 18 output was issued during an inter-regnum in Parthia when the mint authorities in Seleucia, "unsure of the political outcome, temporised by using a fictitious portrait of the recently dead king (Mithradates I)". However, a small number of cuneiform fragments register a "King Arsaces" at Babylon during March – July 126 BC who could have minted the undated S 18.1 Tetradrachms, corresponding to Year 186 SEM (autumn 127 BC to autumn 126 BC). This Arsacid prince was previously identified with Bagayash/Bagasis, brother of Mithradates I and his appointed governor of Media Magna and Atropatene in 148 BC. However, further studies have revealed that Bagasis never ascended the Parthian throne as king and died shortly before the demise of Phraates II about autumn 127 BC. Hence the attribution of the S18.1 (undated) and S 18.1 var (dated 187 SEM) Tetradrachms to Artabanus (II) who succeeded Phraates II in late 127 BC - early 126 BC. On the historical significance of this issue see: Assar G.R.F., "Recent Studies in Parthian History: Part II", The Celator. Journal of Ancient and Medieval Coinage 15.1 (2001), 17-27 and 41 (attributed to Bagasis); Assar G.R.F. "Recent Studies in Parthian History: Part III", The Celator. Journal of Ancient and Medieval Coinage 15.2 (2001), 17-22 (attributed to Bagasis); Assar G.R.F., "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 165-91 B.C.", Electrum 11 (2006), 87-158 (at 114-116, attributed to Bagasis).
Estimated Value $2,800-UP.
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Lot 290 |
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Artabanus III (126-122 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.02g, 1h. Artabanus III (126-122 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.02g, 1h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and medium bearded bust right, wearing spiral torque, reel-and-pellet border. Rev. Demeter enthroned left, holding Nike in outstretched right hand, cornucopia in left hand, monogram in field left, TE before Demeter, two-line inscription ??S???OS ??S???Y, date H?P (188 SEM = 125/4 BC) in exergue (S 21.3 (Artabanus I); Sunrise 276-277). About very fine, well centred designs. Rare.
Estimated Value $2,500-UP.
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Lot 291 |
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Arsaces X (122-121 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.97g, 12h. Arsaces X (122-121 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.97g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and lightly bearded bust right, wearing spiral torque, reel-and-pellet border. Rev. Demeter enthroned left, holding Nike in outstretched right hand, cornucopia in left hand, composite monogram and TY in exergue, four-line inscription ??S???OS ??S???Y ???F???YS F????????S (S 23.2 (Mithradates II); Sunrise 280). Good fine, areas of soft striking on both sides. Very rare. Like his father Artabanus II before him, Artabanus III lost his life in fighting the Scythian marauders (the Guti of the late Babylonian cuneiform sources). He was, according to a reference in the historical section of an astronomical diary from 119 BC, the brother of Mithradates II. The same cuneiform source confirms that Artabanus III died in battle against the Guti and that Mithradates II successfully liquidated the nomad threat in the winter of 119 BC with a great slaughter. Given that Mithradates II appears fully bearded on his earliest coinage, the S 23.3 silver Drachms (see lot 354) and S 23.4 bronzes dated 191 SEM = autumn 122 BC – autumn 121 BC, it is possible that the S 23.1-2 Tetradrachms, showing on their obverse the portrait of a juvenile prince, were minted by a son of Artabanus III. He succeeded his father in late 122 BC and disappeared soon afterwards in unknown circumstances about spring 121 BC. On the attribution to Arsaces X of this output see: Assar G.R.F., "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 165-91 B.C.", Electrum 11 (2006), 87-158 (at 129-140).
Estimated Value $2,800-UP.
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$4,680 |
Lot 292 |
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Mithradates II (121-91 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.93g, 12h. Mithradates II (121-91 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.93g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and medium bearded bust left, wearing spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on omphalos, bow in outstretched right hand, four-line inscription ??S???OS ??G???Y ??S???Y ???F???YS, palm branch in field right (S 24.1). About very fine, small area of soft striking on the reverse. Scarce variety.
Estimated Value $2,500-UP.
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Lot 293 |
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Mithradates II (121-91 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.23g, 1h. Mithradates II (121-91 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.23g, 1h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and medium bearded bust left, wearing spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on omphalos, bow in outstretched right hand, four-line inscription ??S???OS ??G???Y ??S???Y ???F???YS, palm branch in field right (S 24.3). About very fine, well centred designs. Scarce variety.
Estimated Value $2,500-UP.
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$3,218 |
Lot 294 |
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Mithradates III (87-80 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.11g, 12h. Mithradates III (87-80 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 16.11g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and medium bearded bust left in tiara, decorated with a star on side, spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, seven-line inscription ??S???OS ??G???Y ??S???Y AYTOKPATOPOS F??O?ATOPOS ??IF?NOYS F????????S (S 31.1 (Orodes I); Sunrise 306). Good fine. Very rare. Babylonian cuneiform sources confirm that Mithradates II died in 91 BC and was succeeded by his son Gotarzes I (91-87 BC). The latter was, in his turn, followed on the throne by the issuer of S 31 coinage who styled himself F??O?ATOPOS, "Loving his Father", perhaps an allusion to Gotarzes I (or even Mithradates II) as his father. Given that Josephus (Jewish Antiquities, 13.384-386) reports that a reigning Arsacid prince called Mithradates received the defeated Seleucid ruler Demetrius III Eucaerus Philopator (96-87 BC), the S 31 coinage may be allocated to this same Parthian king Mithradates. For further reading see: Assar G.R.F., "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 91-55 B.C.", Parthica 8 (2007/8), 55-104 (at 69-75).
Estimated Value $4,800-UP.
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$8,190 |
Lot 295 |
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Arsaces XVI (78/7-62/1 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.32g, 12h. Arsaces XVI (78/7-62/1 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.32g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and short bearded bust left, wearing spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, bow in outstretched right hand, monogram above bow, seven-line inscription ??S???OS ??G???Y ??S???Y AYTOKPATOPOS F??O?ATOPOS ??IF?NOYS F????????S (S 30.2 (Unknown King), Sunrise 311). Good extremely fine and well centred on both sides. Scarce. On the attribution to Arsaces XVI of this issue and lots 296, 387-388 and 390-398 see: G.R.F. Assar "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 91-55 B.C.", Parthica 8 (2007/8), 55-104 (at 82-87).
Estimated Value $80,000-UP.
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$15,795 |
Lot 296 |
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Arsaces XVI (78/7-62/1 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.87g, 1h. Arsaces XVI (78/7-62/1 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.87g, 1h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and short bearded bust left, wearing spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, bow in outstretched right hand, monograms above and below bow (S 30.9 (Unknown King)). Extremely fine. Scarce.
Estimated Value $6,500-UP.
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$5,850 |
Lot 297 |
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Orodes II (57-38 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 13.01g, 12h. Orodes II (57-38 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 13.01g, 12h. Overstruck on S41.1 Tetradrachm of Mithradates IV (58/7-55 BC) in 55/4 BC at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and lightly bearded bust left, wearing griffin ended spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned right, before him, Tyche kneeling left with sceptre in left hand, extending to king her right hand in submission, monogram above her head,seven-line inscription ??S???OS ??S???O? ??S???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YS F????????S (S 45.6). Good fine. Very rare. This is an historically important coin, minted at the end of the Arsacid fraternal wars, involving the two brothers Mithradates IV and Orodes II. The S 45 output marks the capture of Seleucia on the Tigris after Surena, the valiant Parthian general and conqueror of Crassus at Carrhae in May 53 BC, led the forces loyal to Orodes and stormed the city in late 55 BC. After this victory, Orodes appears to have seized the entire type S 41 Tetradrachms of his brother and had them overstruck with his own dies. The coin in this lot has retained from the undertype, the Greek TOY (meaning, "who is") at the lower right edge of the flan on the reverse. This corresponds with the inscription on S 41.1 Tetradrachms which unprecedentedly include the personal name of the reigning monarch: ??S???OS ??S???Y ??Y ???KA?OYMENOY MITPA?ATOY F????????S (the coin of) King Arsaces, who is called Mithradates, Philhellene.
Estimated Value $3,200-UP.
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$3,803 |
Lot 298 |
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Orodes II (57-38 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 12.17g, 12h. Orodes II (57-38 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 12.17g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and lightly bearded bust left, wart on brow, wearing griffin ended spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned right, Tyche standing left, palm branch and cornucopia in right and left hands respectively, seven-line inscription ??S???OS ??S???O? ??S???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YS F????????S, abbreviated month name ?AN (Xandikos) and monogram ZHM in exergue (S 47.1). About very fine.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
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$1,872 |
Lot 299 |
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Orodes II (57-38 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.31g, 12h. Orodes II (57-38 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 15.31g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and lightly bearded bust left, wart on brow, wearing pellet ended spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King right on omphalos, holding sceptre and Nike with laurel wreath in right and left hands respectively, monogram below Nike, seven-line inscription ??S???OS ??S???O? ??S???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YS F????????S (S 48.2-3 var, king on omphalos and monogram below Nike). Good very fine, light graffiti on the obverse. Unique. The historical significance of the reverse design of this unique Tetradrachm, depicting the king seated on omphalos rather than the ubiquitous throne of the preceding and succeeding issues, is unclear.
Estimated Value $8,000-UP.
Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 130, 8-9 Nov. 2004, lot 1403.
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$8,775 |
Lot 300 |
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Phraates IV (38/7-2 BC). Silver Tetradrachm, 14.03g, 12h. Phraates IV (38/7-2 BC). Silver Tetradrachm, 14.03g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left with short pointed beard, wart on brow (probably intentionally scraped off later), wearing griffin ended spiral torque, kandys decorated with star on shoulder and griffin on breast, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned right, Tyche standing left, laurel wreath and cornucopia in right and left hands respectively, seven-line inscription ??S???OS ??S???O? ??S???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YS F????????S, year date E?C (275 SEM) under throne, abbreviated month name G?P? (Gorpiaios) in exergue (Aug./Sep. 37 BC) (S 50.2; Sunrise 387). Good very fine, well centred on both sides. Rare.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
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$2,223 |
Lot 301 |
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Phraates IV (38/7-2 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 13.74g, 12h. Phraates IV (38/7-2 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 13.74g, 12h. Overstruck on S55.7-9 Tetradrachm of Tiridates (c. October 31 - April 26 BC, intermittently) at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left with medium and tapering beard, wart on brow, wearing spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned right, Tyche standing left, diadem and cornucopia in right and left hands respectively, seven-line inscription ??S???OS ??S???O? ??S???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YS F????????S, unintelligible year date and month name in exergue due to overstriking, traces of undertype inscription at about 7h. reading F??OPO[MAIOY] (S 51.25-31). About very fine, well centred on both sides. Rare. Having probably received support from Augustus, Tiridates deposed Phraates IV in early 26 BC and usurped the Arsacid throne. He then marked his triumph with a Tetradrachm issue at Seleucia on the Tigris, incorporating in its inscription the epithets F??OPOMAIOY AYTOKPATOP (sic.). "Friend of the Romans (and) Autocrat". This was, as Sellwood aptly stated, "an unwise advertisement of his [Tiridates’] predilections and a sufficient reason for his eventual defeat". Phraates called on the neighbouring countries for aid and also enlisted the Scythians in the east against his foe. Having deposed Tiridates, Phraates overstruck his rival’s celebratory output (the S 55.7-9 Tetradrachms from months Xandikos, Artemisios, Daisios, and a new variety from Panemos, covering the period April-July 26 BC). The coin in this lot is both numismatically and historically significant, because it confirms the seizure and destruction of Tiridates’ Tetradrachms shortly after Phraates’ triumphant return in spring 26 BC.
Estimated Value $2,200-UP.
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Lot 302 |
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Phraates IV (38/7-2 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.51g, 12h. Phraates IV (38/7-2 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.51g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left with medium and tapering beard, wart on brow (probably intentionally scraped off later), wearing spiral torque, kandys decorated with eagle on shoulder and star on breast, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned right, Athena standing left, diadem and sceptre in right and left hands respectively, seven-line inscription ??S???OS ??S???O? ??S???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YS F????????S, partial year date [H or T]?S (288 or 289 SEM) month name ??OIO[Y] (Loios) in exergue (Aug./Sep. 24 BC or July/Aug. 23 BC) (S 50.2; Sunrise 391 var, no pellet below throne seat). Good very fine, well centred on both sides.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
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Lot 303 |
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Tiridates (c. October 31 - April 26 BC, intermittently) or a later usurper, Mithradates (c. 15-10 BC), Silver Tetradrach. Tiridates (c. October 31 - April 26 BC, intermittently) or a later usurper, Mithradates (c. 15-10 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 10.71g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left with medium and tapering beard, spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left with bow and sceptre, monogram above bow, letter A between king’s legs and under throne seat, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, abbreviated month name ?????? (Artemisios) in exergue (S 55.10 var, letter A between king’s legs; Sunrise 399 var, monogram under throne). About very fine, well centred on both sides.
Estimated Value $450-UP.
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$995 |
Lot 304 |
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Phraataces (sole reign, 3/2 BC - AD 1), Silver Tetradrachm, 13.94g, 12h. Phraataces (sole reign, 3/2 BC - AD 1), Silver Tetradrachm, 13.94g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left with medium and tapering beard, hair covering ear, wart on brow(?), Nike each side, spiral torque. Rev. Bearded king in bashlyk seated right on backless throne, holding bow, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date AIT (311 SEM) horizontally under bow, month A?E?AIOY (Apellaios) in exergue (Nov./Dec. 2 BC) (S 57.11). About very fine. This is an unusual issue, substituting on the reverse the beardless archer of the preceding and succeeding outputs with a long bearded king.
Estimated Value $1,200-UP.
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$2,633 |
Lot 305 |
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Phraataces and Musa (joint reign, AD 1-4), Billon Tetradrachm, 11.11g, 12h. Phraataces and Musa (joint reign, AD 1-4), Billon Tetradrachm, 11.11g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left with long and tapering bead, wart on brow, short hair, ear and earring visible, wearing spiral torque, flying Nike in front, year date BIT (312 SEM) set in diadem ends, all flanked by two-line inscription BACI??OC BACI??ON. Rev. Queen’s bust in tiara with double loop right, flying Nike in front, abbreviated month name ?AN (Xandikos, Apr./May AD 1, reading from outside) set in diadem ends, around, four-line inscription, TEAC OYPANIAC MOYCHC BACI?ICHC (sic.) (S 58.1; Sunrise 403 var, different year and month). Extremely fine, well centred on both sides, uniform dark tone. Very rare. Following the defeat and death of Crassus and his son at the Battle of Carrhae in early May 53 BC, not only the victorious Parthians took the Roman standards, but also captured about 10,000 prisoners. However, around twenty years later and after lengthy negotiations between Phraates IV and Augustus, the Parthian king finally rounded up the surviving Roman prisoners in 20 BC and despatched them to the Roman emperor together with the captured standards. In return, Augustus gifted Phraates with an Italian slave girl, named Musa. Although she initially served as a concubine in the Parthian king’s harem, Musa was soon declared queen after giving birth to a son, called Phraataces (the diminutive form of Phraates). However, sometime in 3/2 BC, Musa conspired with her young son and had the reigning king Phraates IV assassinated. She then married Phraataces, following a Magian custom, and began to rule jointly with him. Classical sources relate that Phraataces and Musa lost their crowns in a "civil war" and were subsequently murdered. Numismatic evidence places the demise of the mother and son around early autumn AD 4 (S58.7 Tetradrachm, dated Hyperberetaios 315 SEM).
Estimated Value $9,500-UP.
Ex Bank Leu, Auction 13, 1975, lot 333; ex Numismatic Fine Art, Auction XXII, June 1989, lot 353 (read the abbreviated month name as ?AN, Xandikos); ex Dr. Busso Peus Nachf, Auction 388, November 2006, lot 541; ex Dr. Robert Gonella Collection, Germany.
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$29,250 |
Lot 306 |
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Orodes III (c. AD 6-8), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.53g, 12h. Orodes III (c. AD 6-8), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.53g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left with long and tapering bead, lock of hair on brow, short hair, ear and earring visible, wearing spiral torque. Rev. King enthroned left, holding bow and sceptre, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date ZIT (317 SEM) vertically behind throne, exergual month name (Dystros, Feb./Mar. AD 6) off the flan (S 59.1; Sunrise 405). About very fine. Very rare.
Estimated Value $2,800-UP.
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$5,850 |
Lot 307 |
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Vonones I (c. AD 8-12), Silver Tetradrachm, 13.48g, 12h. Vonones I (c. AD 8-12), Silver Tetradrachm, 13.48g, 12h. Overstruck on S 58.1-7 Tetradrachm of Phraataces and Musa at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left with long and square cut beard, short hair, ear and earring visible, spiral torque, around, BACI??YC BACI?E?? ?????C. Rev. Nike walking left, year date BKT (322 SEM) in front, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, month name GOP??AIOY (Gorpiaios, Aug./Sep. AD 11) in exergue. (S 60.2; Sunrise 406 var, different year and month). About very fine, well centred on both sides. Rare.
Estimated Value $2,800-UP.
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$6,435 |
Lot 308 |
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Artabanus IV (c. AD 10-38), Silver Tetradrachm, 12.57g, 12h. Artabanus IV (c. AD 10-38), Silver Tetradrachm, 12.57g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and long bearded bust left, traces of flying Nike in front (mostly off the flan), ear and earring visible, spiral torque, year date ??? (334 SEM, AD 22/3) in front, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving palm from Tyche holding sceptre, between them, kneeling man offering diadem, four-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y, year date ??? divided by palm, month name mostly off the flan (probably Artemisios? May/June AD 23) (S 62.1(?); Sunrise 410). Good fine. Very rare. The diminutive kneeling figure on the reverse of this issue is, most probably, the Jewish rebel, Asinaeus (not, as Sellwood has suggested, Vonones I who had died before AD 20). Together with his brother, Anilaeus, he revolted from the Parthian satrap of Babylonia in AD 21/22 with great slaughter. Artabanus IV intervened and after making overtures to Asinaeus and Anilaeus, conferred on them the governorship of Babylonia. According to Josephus (Jewish Antiquities, 18.310-339), having summoned the brothers to an audience, Artabanus "was astonished at Asinaeus’ courage in action when he observed that he was quite short in outward appearance". For further reading see: Assar G.R.F., "Iran Under the Arsacids, 247 BC – AD 224/227", in B.R. Nelson (ed.), Numismatic Art of Persia. The Sunrise Collection. Part I: Ancient -650 BC to AD 650. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania and London, England (2011), 113-171 (at 137-140).
Estimated Value $2,200-UP.
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$1,872 |
Lot 309 |
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Artabanus IV (c. AD 10-38), Billon Tetradrachm, 9.74g, 12h. Artabanus IV (c. AD 10-38), Billon Tetradrachm, 9.74g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed and medium bearded bust facing, wearing spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King left on horseback, receiving palm from Tyche, four-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???Y ??????Y ???F???YC, year date T?H (338 SEM) divided by king’s head, month name Loios (July/Aug, AD 27) as monogram under horse (S 63.4; Sunrise 411 var, different month). Good fine. Very rare.
Estimated Value $2,200-UP.
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$1,872 |
Lot 310 |
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Vardanes I (c. AD 38-46), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.44g, 12h. Vardanes I (c. AD 38-46), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.44g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust with short pointed beard left, wart on brow, spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned right, receiving palm from Tyche holding cornucopia, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date ??? (354 SEM) between king and Tyche, traces of month name GOP?AI[OY] (sic.) Gorpiaios (Aug./Sep. AD 43) in exergue (S 64.18; Sunrise 413 var, different year and month). About very fine.
Estimated Value $450-UP.
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$585 |
Lot 311 |
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Vardanes I (c. AD 38-46), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.42g, 12h. Vardanes I (c. AD 38-46), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.42g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust with short pointed beard left, wart on brow, spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned right, receiving palm from Tyche holding cornucopia, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date ??? (356 SEM) between king and Tyche, traces of month name [A?]E??[AIOY] Apellaios (Dec. AD 44 – Jan. AD 45) in exergue (S 64.28-30 var, different month; Sunrise 413 var, different year and month). About very fine.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
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$585 |
Lot 312 |
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Gotarzes II (c. AD 44-51), Silver Tetradrachm, 11.07g, 12h. Gotarzes II (c. AD 44-51), Silver Tetradrachm, 11.07g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust with long pointed beard left, lock of hair on brow, spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned right, receiving diadem from Tyche holding cornucopia,seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date TNT (359 SEM) between king and Tyche, month name [A]Y?ANA[IOY] (sic.) Audnaios (Jan./Feb. AD 48) in exergue (S 64.18 var, different spelling of month name; Sunrise 416 var, different year and month). About very fine.
Estimated Value $450-UP.
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$585 |
Lot 313 |
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Vologases I (first reign in Babylonia, c. AD 50-55), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.61g, 12h. Vologases I (first reign in Babylonia, c. AD 50-55), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.61g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Bust facing, diademed head with short pointed beard turned left, wearing spiral torque with a central medallion, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date G?T (363 SEM, AD 51/2) between king and Tyche, month name off the flan (S 68.1-11 var; Sunrise 419 var, different year; Sinisi, SNP 7, 41 (this coin)). About very fine.
Estimated Value $450-UP.
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$1,170 |
Lot 314 |
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Vardanes II (c. AD 54-58), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.25g, 12h. Vardanes II (c. AD 54-58), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.25g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust with short beard left, wart on brow, wearing spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date T?? (369 SEM) between king and Tyche, abbreviated intercalary month name ??BO? (Embolimos, Mar./Apr. AD 58) in exergue (S 69.10-12 var; Sunrise 420 var; Sinisi, SNP 7, 418 (this coin)). Good very fine. Scarce. For the calendrical significance of this coin see: G.R.F. Assar, "Parthian Calendars at Babylon and Seleucia on the Tigris", Iran 41 (2003), 171-191 (at 180-181).
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
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$1,287 |
Lot 315 |
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Vologases I (Second reign in Babylonia, c. AD 58-78), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.53g, 12h. Vologases I (Second reign in Babylonia, c. AD 58-78), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.53g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left with short pointed beard, spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving palm from Tyche holding sceptre, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?Y??G???Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date E?? (375 SEM, AD 63/4) between king and Tyche, month off the flan (S 70.4 var; Sunrise 422 var (different year); Sinisi SNP 7, 465 (this coin)). Good very fine.
Estimated Value $800-UP.
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$2,223 |
Lot 316 |
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Vologases II (c. AD 77/8-79), Silver Tetradrachm, 13.87g, 12h. Vologases II (c. AD 77/8-79), Silver Tetradrachm, 13.87g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Short bearded bust left, wearing double banded diadem and tiara decorated with "hooks" round the crest, ear and earring visible, spiral torque, sequential letter B behind head, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y O?AGACOY ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date T?? (389 SEM, AD 77/8) between king and Tyche, month off the flan (S 72.1-2 var; Sunrise 427 var, different sequential letter; Sinisi SNP 7, 720 (Vologases I, this coin)). About very fine, darkly toned. Scarce.
Estimated Value $450-UP.
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$878 |
Lot 317 |
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Artabanus V (AD 79/80-85), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.34g, 12h. Artabanus V (AD 79/80-85), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.34g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left with long and pointed beard, hair above diadem in waves, earring visible, spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving "untied diadem" from Tyche with sceptre, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y APTABANOY ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date BQ? (392 SEM) between king and Tyche, partial month name [?]A?CI[?Y] (Daisios, May/June AD 81) in exergue (S 74.1; Sunrise 441 var, different month; Sinisi SNP 7, 850 (Artabanus III, this coin)). About very fine, well centred on both sides. Very rare.
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
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$3,510 |
Lot 318 |
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Pacorus I (c. AD 78-120), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.10g, 12h. Pacorus I (c. AD 78-120), Silver Tetradrachm, 14.10g, 12h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Short bearded bust left, wearing double banded diadem and tiara, decorated with "hooks" round the crest, ear and earring visible, spiral torque, sequential letter A behind, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y ?AKOP?Y ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C, year date ?Y (404 SEM, AD 92/3) between king and Tyche, month name off the flan (S 77.1 var; Sunrise 435 var, different tiara decorations; Sinisi SNP 7, 1183 (Pacorus II, this coin)). Good very fine. Scarce.
Estimated Value $650-UP.
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$1,521 |
Lot 319 |
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Vologases IV (c. AD 147-191), Billon Tetradrachm, 13.82g, 12h. Vologases IV (c. AD 147-191), Billon Tetradrachm, 13.82g, 12h. 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, earring visible, spiral torque, sequential letter B behind, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y O?AGACOY ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C (mostly off the flan), year date A?Y (481 SEM, AD 169/170) between king and Tyche, traces of unintelligible month name in exergue (S 84.39 var; Sunrise 451 var, different year and month). About very fine.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
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$556 |
Lot 320 |
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Vologases IV (c. AD 147-191), Billon Tetradrachm, 13.74g, 12h. Vologases IV (c. AD 147-191), Billon Tetradrachm, 13.74g, 12h. 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, earring visible, spiral torque, sequential letter B behind, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y O?AGACOY ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C (mostly off the flan), year date AQY (491 SEM, AD 179/180) between king and Tyche, month name off the flan (S 84.70-79 var; Sunrise 451 var, different year and month). About very fine, darkly toned.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
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$585 |
Lot 321 |
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Vologases IV (c. AD 147-191), Billon Tetradrachm, 13.61g, 1h. Vologases IV (c. AD 147-191), Billon Tetradrachm, 13.61g, 1h. 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, earring visible, spiral torque, sequential letter B behind, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre (mostly off the flan), seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y O?AGACOY ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C (mostly off the flan), year date GQY (493 SEM) between king and Tyche, traces of month name ??OY (Loios, July/Aug. AD 182) in exergue (S 84.90 var; Sunrise 451 var, different year and month). Extremely fine.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
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$761 |
Lot 322 |
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Vologases V (c. AD 191-208), Billon Tetradrachm, 13.75g, 1h. Vologases V (c. AD 191-208), Billon Tetradrachm, 13.75g, 1h. Minted at Seleucia on the Tigris. Diademed bust left, pointed beard, hair bunched above diadem and behind ear, earring visible, spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre, seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y O?AGACOY ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C (mostly off the flan), year date HF (508 SEM, AD 196/7) between king and Tyche, month name off the flan (S 87.15; Sunrise 457 var, different year). Good very fine. Scarce.
Estimated Value $650-UP.
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$1,053 |
Lot 323 |
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Vologases VI (c. AD 207/8-221/2), Billon Tetradrachm, 13.82g, 12h. Vologases VI (c. AD 207/8-221/2), Billon Tetradrachm, 13.82g, 12h. 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, lock of hair on brow, earring visible, spiral torque, sequential letter B behind. Rev. King enthroned left, receiving diadem from Tyche with sceptre (mostly off the flan), seven-line inscription ??C???OC ??C???O? ??C???Y O?AGACOY ??????Y ???F???YC F????????C (mostly off the flan), year date BKF? (522 SEM, AD 210/11) between king and Tyche, month name off the flan (S 88.5 var; Sunrise 458 var, different year). Extremely fine/good very fine.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
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$234 |
Lot 324 |
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Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.23g, 11h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.23g, 11h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head right in bashlyk, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated left on backless throne, two-line inscription, ??S???Y (right) / AYTOKPATOROS (left) (S 1.1, Sunrise 234; Abgarians M.T. and Sellwood D.G., "A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms", The Numismatic Chronicle 7:11 (1971), 103-119 and Plates 20-23 (Pl. 20, 1/3, this coin)). Very fine/good very fine, slight porosity on the obverse. Extremely rare. Having revolted from Seleucid dominion in about 250 BC, Arsaces I defeated an expedition in 247 BC under Seleucus II (probably the ruler of the "Upper Satrapies" under his father Antiochus II) and thus declared independence from about a century of Macedonian suzerainty. Less than a decade later, Arsaces invaded Parthia in 238 BC, defeating and slaying Andragoras, the resident Seleucid satrap. An abortive Seleucid incursion under Seleucus II in 229 BC afforded Arsaces a respite to settle the affairs of Parthia, consolidate his power base and rule independently until his death around 211 BC. The coin in this lot is the inaugural issue of the Arsacid leader as the de facto ruler of Parthia, struck at Mithradatkart-Nisa soon after his annexation of the satrapy. It is both historically and numismatically important, marking the inception of the Arsacid coinage and Parthia’s independence from Seleucid tutelage.
Estimated Value $3,200-UP.
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$4,095 |
Lot 325 |
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Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.09g, 12h. Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.09g, 12h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated left on backless throne, two-line inscription, part Greek, part Aramaic, ??S???Y (right, partly off the flan), krnw/krny (left, below bow), mint monogram below stool, dotted border (S 3.1, Sunrise 238; Abgarians M.T. and Sellwood D.G., "A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms", The Numismatic Chronicle 7:11 (1971), 103-119 and Plates 20-23 (Pl. 20, 3/6, this coin)). About very fine. Very rare.
Estimated Value $3,200-UP.
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Lot 326 |
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Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.22g, 12h. Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.22g, 12h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, two-line inscription, part Greek, part Aramaic, ??S???Y (left), krnw/krny (right, below bow), mint monogram below stool, dotted border (S 4.1, Sunrise 239; Abgarians M.T. and Sellwood D.G., "A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms", The Numismatic Chronicle 7:11 (1971), 103-119 and Plates 20-23 (Pl. 20, 4/7, this coin)). About extremely fine, slight porosity on both sides. Very rare.
Estimated Value $3,200-UP.
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Lot 327 |
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Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver "mule" Drachm, 4.04g, 11h. Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver "mule" Drachm, 4.04g, 11h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, one-line inscription ??S???Y left, letter A below bow, dotted border (S 4.1/S5.1). Good fine. Rare.
Estimated Value $2,200-UP.
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$1,755 |
Lot 328 |
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Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 3.86g, 12h. Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 3.86g, 12h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, one-line inscription ??S???Y left, letter A below bow, dotted border (S 5.1 (Arsaces II); Sunrise 240; Abgarians M.T. and Sellwood D.G., "A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms", The Numismatic Chronicle 7:11 (1971), 103-119 and Plates 20-23 (Pl. 20, 5/3, this coin)). Very fine. Scarce.
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Lot 329 |
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Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 3.72g, 12h. Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 3.72g, 12h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, one-line inscription ??S???Y left, letter A below bow, dotted border (S 5.1 (Arsaces II); Sunrise 240). Good fine. Scarce.
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$1,112 |
Lot 330 |
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Arsaces II (211-185 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.05g, 12h. Arsaces II (211-185 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.05g, 12h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, one-line inscription ??S???Y left, below bow, an eagle standing facing, head turned left, dotted border (S 6.1; Sunrise 241-242; Abgarians M.T. and Sellwood D.G., "A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms", The Numismatic Chronicle 7:11 (1971), 103-119 and Plates 20-23 (Pl. 21, 6/1, this coin)). Extremely fine, well centred on both sides. Scarce.
Estimated Value $2,500-UP.
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$2,633 |
Lot 331 |
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Arsaces II (211-185 BC), Silver Drachm, 3.78g, 12h. Arsaces II (211-185 BC), Silver Drachm, 3.78g, 12h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, one-line inscription ??S???Y left, below bow, an eagle standing facing, head turned left, dotted border (S 6.1; Sunrise 243; Abgarians M.T. and Sellwood D.G., "A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms", The Numismatic Chronicle 7:11 (1971), 103-119 and Plates 20-23 (Pl. 21, 6/31, this coin)). Good very fine. Scarce.
Estimated Value $650-UP.
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$819 |
Lot 332 |
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Phriapatius (185-170 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.44g, 12h. Phriapatius (185-170 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.44g, 12h. Minted at Hekatompylos(?). Diademed bust left in bashlyk, wearing single turn torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on omphalos, one-line inscription ??S???Y left (S 8.1 (Mithradates I); Sunrise 245). About very fine, slight obverse die flaw behind head. Scarce.
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$2,340 |
Lot 333 |
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Phriapatius (185-170 BC), Silver Drachms (2). Phriapatius (185-170 BC), Silver Drachms (2). Minted at Hekatompylos(?), about 170 BC. Diademed bust left in bashlyk, wearing single turn torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on omphalos, three-line inscription ??S???OS TE?Y ??S???Y, 3.54g, 12h. (S 10.15 (Mithradates I)). and Rev. Archer seated right on omphalos, three-line inscription ??S???OS ??G???Y ??S???Y, 4.13g, 12h. (S 10.1 (Mithradates I)). Good fine to about very fine, common obverse die. First extremely rare. (2).
2200.
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$2,633 |
Lot 334 |
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Phriapatius (185-170 BC) through to Mithradates I (164-132 BC), Period 172-148 BC, Silver Drachm, 3.98g, 12h. Phriapatius (185-170 BC) through to Mithradates I (164-132 BC), Period 172-148 BC, Silver Drachm, 3.98g, 12h. Minted at Hekatompylos(?). Diademed bust left in bashlyk, wearing single turn torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on omphalos, three-line inscription ??S???OS ??G???Y ??S???Y (S 10.1 (Mithradates I), Sunrise 254). Extremely fine.
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$644 |
Lot 335 |
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Phraates I (168-164 BC) through to Mithradates I (164-132 BC), Period 165-148 BC, Silver Drachm, 3.83g, 12h. Phraates I (168-164 BC) through to Mithradates I (164-132 BC), Period 165-148 BC, Silver Drachm, 3.83g, 12h. Diademed bust left in bashlyk, wearing single turn torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on omphalos,three-line inscription ??S???OS ??G???Y ??S???Y, monogram OP in exergue (S 10 var, uncertain mint). About very fine. Very rare.
In his above listed book on the coinage and history of Parthian, Shore assumes that the exergual monogram OP on this very rare output represents the Seleucid date 170 (SEM), that is, 143/2 BC. He then suggests that concurrently with his later issues, Mithradates I probably continued to coin the bashlyk type Drachms at some eastern mint cities of his empire. However, given that the final beardless and bashlyk type Drachms from Ecbatana (see lot 338) were minted soon after Mithradates annexed the two satrapies of Media Magna and Atropatene in late summer – early autumn 148 BC, reading OP as 170 SEM may be ruled out.
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$1,053 |
Lot 336 |
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Phraates I (168-164 BC) through to Mithradates I (164-132 BC), Period 165-148 BC, Silver Drachm, 3.97g, 3h. Phraates I (168-164 BC) through to Mithradates I (164-132 BC), Period 165-148 BC, Silver Drachm, 3.97g, 3h. Diademed bust left in bashlyk, wearing single turn torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on omphalos, three-line inscription ??S???OS ??G???Y ??S???Y, letter I in field right, composite monogram in exergue, uncertain mint (S 10.3 var (letter I in field right); Sunrise 255 var, no monogram in field left). About very fine, well centred on both sides. Very rare.
Estimated Value $1,900-UP.
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$2,106 |
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