Lot 3322

Description

Ancient coins, a small group including Parthia, Kingdom of, Gotarzes II, (A.D. 40-51), silver tetradrachm, (14.184 grams), Seleucia mint, issued uncertain month of year 359 (Seleucid era) = A.D. 47, obv. large size bare-headed bust to left with long pointed beard, wearing diadem, hair on brow, rev. king enthroned to right receiving diadem from Tyche holding cornucopiae, eight line inscription, including year **Q*NT and month **UDAN*?, (S.7466, cf.Sellwood 65.18); Epeirote Republic, silver drachm, fragmented edge and hoard patina, (S.1996); broken Republic denarius of P. Satrienus, (c.77 B.C.), (S.319); bronzes of Syracuse, Sicily, (S.1195, 12230 and a Byzantine, half follis of Justin II year 7, (S.361). First coin nearly very fine, others fair - very fine with faults noted above. (6)