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Parthia, Kingdom of, Orodes I, (90-77 B.C.) (Sellwood Unknown king), silver drachm, (3.706 grams), Ecbatana mint, obv. large size bare-headed bust to left with short beard, wearing diadem, rev. archer seated right on throne, five line inscription, (S.7382, Sellwood 30.14, Shore 131). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $90
Parthia, Kingdom of, Orodes I, (90-77 B.C.) silver drachm, (3.856 grams), Rhagae mint, obv. small size bust wearing a tiara to left with short beard, with six pointed star in centre, rev. archer seated right on throne, seven line inscription, (cf.S.7389, Sellwood 31.5, Shore 122). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $140
SOLD $90
Parthia, Kingdom of, Orodes I, (90-77 B.C.) silver drachm, (3.968 grams), Rhagae mint, obv. small size bust wearing a tiara to left with short beard, with eight pointed star in centre, rev. archer seated right on throne, seven line inscription, (cf.S.7389, Sellwood 31.6, Shore 123). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Parthia, Kingdom of, Gortazes I, (95-87 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.580 grams), Rhagae mint, obv. medium sized bust to left with beard, wearing tiara with horn in centre, torque ends in dot, rev. archer seated right on throne, five line inscription, (cf.S.7394, Sellwood 33.3, Shore 112). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Parthia, Kingdom of, Orodes II, (c.57-38 B.C.) silver drachm, (3.628 grams), Rhagae mint, obv. large size bust wearing a diadem to left with short beard without wart, crescent behind, rev. archer seated right on throne, seven line inscription, monogram **PR* beloe bow, (cf.S.7442, Sellwood 46.10, Shore -). Bright, attractive nearly extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
Parthia, Kingdom of, Orodes II, (c.57-38 B.C.) silver drachm, (3.962 grams), Ecbatana mint, obv. large size bust wearing a diadem to left with short beard, star before, crescent behind, rev. archer seated right on throne, seven line inscription, - over AT monogram under bow, (cf.S.7443, Sellwood 47.5, Shore 239). Bright, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Parthia, Kingdom of, Orodes II, (c.57-38 B.C.) silver drachm, (3.946 grams), Mithradatkart mint, obv. large size bust wearing a diadem to left with short beard, star before crescent behind, rev. archer seated right on throne, seven line inscription, anchor behind, monogram MT with **Q* below bow, (S.7444, Sellwood 47.29, Shore 254). Nearly extremely fine/good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Parthia, Kingdom of, Orodes II, (c.57-38 B.C.) silver drachm, (4.018 grams), Ecbatana mint, obv. small size bust wearing a diadem to left with short beard, star before, crescent over star behind, rev. archer seated right on throne, seven line inscription, monogram AT, anchor with rectangular trident above behind, (cf.S.7445, Sellwood 48.9, Shore 261). Bright, attractive about extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $110
Parthia, Kingdom of, Orodes II, (c.57-38 B.C.) silver drachm, (3.948 grams), Ecbatana mint, obv. small size bust wearing a diadem to left with short beard, star before, crescent over star behind, rev. archer seated right on throne, seven line inscription, monogram AT, anchor with rectangular trident above behind, (cf.S.7445, Sellwood 48.9, Shore 261). Bright, attractive about extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $100
Parthia, Kingdom of, Orodes II, (c.57-38 B.C.) silver drachm, (3.976 grams), Rhagae mint, obv. small size bust wearing a diadem to left with short beard with wart, star before, crescent over star behind, rev. archer seated right on throne, seven line inscription, monogram **PR*, anchor with line above behind, (cf.S.7445, Sellwood 48.11, Shore 263). Bright, attractive nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $160
SOLD $100
Parthia, Kingdom of, Phraates IV, (38-2 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.396 grams), Seleucia mint, year date above C**PS* (= 286 = 26 BC), and month V*P*EP (September) below, obv. large size bare-headed bust to left with beard, wearing diadem, rev. king enthroned to right receiving palm branch from Tyche holding cornucopiae, seven line inscription, (S.7466, Sellwood 51.22, Shore 271). Good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Parthia, Kingdom of, Vardanes I, (c.A.D. 40-45), billon tetradrachm, (13.564 grams), Seleucia mint, issued uncertain month of year 356 (Seleucid era) = A.D. 44, obv. large size bare-headed bust to left with short beard, wearing diadem, rev. king enthroned to right receiving diadem from Tyche holding cornucopiae, eight line inscription, including year GNT, and month in exergue off flan, (S.7466, cf.Sellwood 64.28-30, Shore 352). Small flan, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Parthia, Kingdom of, Vologases VI, (c.A.D. 208-228), billon tetradrachm, (10.936 grams), Seleucia mint, issued uncertain month of year 532 (Seleucid era) = A.D. 220-221, obv. large size bust to left with long beard, wearing tiara, letter B behind, rev. king enthroned to right receiving diadem from Tyche holding sceptre, partial inscription, including year **BLF*, and month off flan in exergue, (S.5875, Sellwood 88.15, cf.Shore 453). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Bactria, Kingdom of, Eucratides I, (170-145 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.950 grams), obv. pith helmeted head of Eucratides to right with dotted border ornamented with bull's horn and ear, rev. the Dioskouroi on horseback prancing to right, each holding spear and palm, to right a monogram of **DFI*, in exergue **EUKRATIDOU*, around above **BASILEWS MEGALOU, (cf.S.7570. Mitchiner 1.177ee, Bopearachchi Series 6ee, SNG ANS 465). Nearly as struck, corrosion spot on edge, otherwise extremely fine in very high relief, bright and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,450
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy I, (323-283 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, issued 305-283 B.C., (14.275 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, with aegis, **D* behind, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on thunderbolt, in front P over monogram of **PAR*, around **BASILEWS PTOLEMAIOU*, (S.7762, Sv. 255, SNG Cop. 70). Nearly extremely fine/extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $0
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, (285-246 B.C.), silver decadrachm, (31.48 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. veiled head of Arsinoe to right, wearing stephane, behind uncertain letter, rev. double cornucopiae, bound with fillet, around **[AR]SINOHS FILADEL[FOU]*, (cf.S.7770, cf.Svoronos 477, cf.BMC 15). Oxidation and porosity on obverse at edge, and with some broken surfaces on left side of obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
Egypt, Kingdom of, Ptolemy III, (246-221 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.090 grams), year 3 issue = 244-3 B.C., Sidon mint, obv. diademed head of Ptolemy I to right, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on thunderbolt around **SWTHROS PTOLEMAIOU*, to left **SI* over IH, to right **G* over MA monogram, (cf.S.7810, Sv.1027, SNG Cop.-). Near extremely fine/good very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $0
Egypt, Kingdom of, Cleopatra VII, (51-30 B.C.), copper forty drachms, (9.808 grams), Alexandria mint, obv. diademed bust of Cleopatra VII to right, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, standing on a thunderbolt, to left cornucopiae, around **KLEOPAS BASILISSHS]*, to right M = 40, (S.7956, BMC 6-11, Sv.1872). Good colour, evenly worn as usual, nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $800
Egypt, various bronzes of Ptolemaic period 25mm - 40mm (6); Roman Egypt copper drachms of Hadrian (3), Antoninus Pius (1); other ancient aes and sestertii coins of Augustus, Tiberius, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Philip I (2), Constantius I. Mostly poor - very good. (20)
Estimate $120
SOLD $360
Egypt, Alexandria issues, billon tetradrachms, Claudius II, (9.274 grams), year 1, (268-9) rev. eagle, (SNG Cop.837); Aurelian, (10.444 grams), year 3, (271-2) rev. eagle, (SNG Cop.-); Probus, (10.500 grams, year 3 (277-8), rev. eagle, (SNG Cop. 921); Diocletian (7.042 grams), year 3 (286/7), rev. Tyche left, (SNG Cop. 982); Maximian, (6.098 grams), year 4 (288-9), rev. Alexandria with head of Sarapis, (SNG Cop. 1033). Mostly very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Ancient Greek, a small group of attributable bronzes, including Ptolemy IV, AE 33; Roman Alexandria (4); Bosphorus, Rhescuporus another Sauromate; Olbia a 'arrow head'; Macedon, Pella AE 22; Macedon Antigonus; Thrace, Maroneia (S.1636); Sicily, Syracuse (2); Ionia, Ephesus; Syria, Seleucus I, another Antiochus I, etc. Fine - very fine. (19)
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Greek, provincial coins in copper mostly from the Eastern Mediterranean, includes Antioch issues of Claudius, Nero, Domitian, Antoninus Pius, Elagabalus, Caracalla, Julia Mamaea (BMC 490), Philip I; others from Ascalon, Antoninus Pius for Emisa (2), Laodicea ad Mare, etc. Mostly very good - good fine, several scarce. (18)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0