KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates I. 165-132 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.17 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 141-138 BC.

CNG Feature Auction 117
Lot: 335. Estimated: $ 300

Oriental Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of PARTHIA. Mithradates I. 165-132 BC. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.17 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 141-138 BC. Diademed and draped bust right, within bead-and-reel border / Zeus seated left, holding eagle in extended right hand and scepter in right; [monogram in exergue]. Sellwood 13.6; Sunrise 263 (same rev. die); Shore –. Toned, light roughness and porosity, reverse slightly off center. Good Fine. Rare.

Ex David Sellwood Collection (Baldwin’s 90, 24 September 2014), lot 1129.


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