Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 485. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates II. 121-91 BC. AR Drachm (4.32 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Struck circa 119-109 BC. Diademed and draped bust left; monogram behind / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on omphalos, holding bow. Sellwood 24.30; Shore 76. Near EF, attractive iridescent toning, hairline flan crack.