96, Lot: 80. Estimate $75. Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDO-PARTHIAN, Seistan. Gondophares. Circa 20-60 AD. Æ Tetradrachm (24mm, 8.85 gm). Uncertain mint in Arachosia. Diademed and draped bust right / Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm. Senior 213.1bT; MIG 1084. Fine, dark greenish-brown patina.
According to "The Acts of St. Thomas," Gondophares was the king whom St. Thomas met when he went to India to preach in the 40s AD.