Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1824 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $2,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,300
PARTHIA, Kingdom of, Phraates II, (138-127 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.150 grams), Seleucia mint, obv. short bearded bust to right in diadem, filleted border, rev. bearded male deity enthroned to left, holding Nike in right hand, cornucopiae in left, to right, **[B]ASILEWS MEGALOU* to left **AR SAKOU NIKHFOROU*, two monograms in exergue, (S.7347 [£2000], Sellwood 17.1 [£3500], BMC - [see p.16], Shore -). Some minor obverse porosity, otherwise very fine or better and extremely rare.
Known mostly from the hoard found several years ago that contained about 25 examples.
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