389, Lot: 408. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates IV. Circa 58-53 BC. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.91 g, 11h). Mithradatkart mint. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Cf. Sellwood 41.5 (for type); Sunrise 356; Shore 200. In NGC encapsulation graded MS, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 3/5. Strip of toning on obverse.

From the Dr. Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.