Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1829 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,600
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SOLD $1,800
PARTHIA, Kingdom of, Mithradates II, (c.128-88 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.016 grams), Seleucia mint, obv. bearded bust to left in diadem, dotted border, rev. archer seated right on omphalos, four line inscription, to right, **BASILEWS ARS AKOU EPIFANOUS MEGALOU*, (S.7365, Sellwood 24.1, cf.BMC 1 [p.23], Shore 66 var.). Good very fine, light obverse porosity and very rare.
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Estimate $1,600
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