124, Lot: 175. Estimate $75. Sold for $167. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Ancient] INDO-PARTHIANS, Seistan. Gondophares. Circa 20-60 AD. Æ Tetradrachm (22mm, 9.60 g). Uncertain mint in Arachosia. Diademed and draped bust right / Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm. Senior 213.1T; MIG 1084. Good VF, choice black patina. Very nice.

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.