Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3279 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,700
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SOLD $1,400
PARTHIA, Kingdom of, Mithradates II, (c.126-88 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.706 grams), Seleucia mint, obv. bearded bust to left in diadem, dotted border, rev. archer seated right on omphalos, four line inscription, **BASILEWS ARSA KOU EPIFANOUS MEGALOU*, TV in exergue (S.7365, Sellwood 24.4 var., BMC 2 [p.23, Pl.VI,2], Shore 67 var.). Large flan, off centred obverse, nearly extremely fine, very rare variant.
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