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211, Lot: 285. Estimate $150.
Sold for $122. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Vonones I. Circa AD 8-12. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.78 g, 11h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed head left / Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm; monogram below palm. Sellwood 60.5; Shore 329. EF, lightly toned, minor porosity.


The silver coinage of Vonones I is unusual in that the obverse features the name of the king. The reverse type celebrates Vonones’ victory over Artabanos II.