Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Lot 4244    Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $340

PARTHIA, Kingdom of, Orodes I, (90-77 B.C.) silver drachm, (3.93 g), Ecbatana mint, obv. small size bust wearing a tiara to left with short beard, with six pointed star in centre, rev. archer seated right on throne, seven line inscription, (cf.S.7389, Sellwood 31.5, Shore 122); another Artabanus III, (c.A.D. 80-90), silver drachm, (3.77 g), Ecbatana mint, obv. medium size bust wearing a diadem to left with square cut beard, hair in vertical lines, rev. archer seated right on throne represented as a cross, seven line inscription, monogram AT and dot, (S.5826, Sellwood 74.6, Shore 404); another Kingdom of, Mithradates IV, (c.A.D. 140), silver drachm, (3.51 g), Ecbatana mint, obv. medium size bust wearing a diadem to left with triangular pointed long beard, hair in three waves, rev. archer seated right on throne represented as a line, seven line inscription, top line with traces of Aramaic inscriptions naming him, monogram AT and dot, (cf.S.5831, Sellwood 82.1, Shore 425); another Vologases VI, (c.A.D. 208-228), silver drachms, (3.39 g), Ecbatana mint, obv. medium size bust wearing a tiara with neckflap, I behind tiara, to left with pointed long beard, rev. archer seated right on throne represented, AT below, four line inscription, (cf.S.5876, Sellwood 88.18, Shore 456). Fine - extremely fine, with last three illustrated, (4)

Ex Elvira Elisa Clain-Stefanelli collection [as the Demarete Collection] with her packets.