The New York Sale XXXIV - Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Coins

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327 Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver “mule” Drachm, 4.04g, 11h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, one-line inscription ΑΡΣΑΚΟY left, letter A below bow, dotted border (S 4.1/S5.1). Good fine. Rare. $ 2,200 328 Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 3.86g, 12h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, one-line inscription ΑΡΣΑΚΟY left, letter A below bow, dotted border (S 5.1 (Arsaces II); Sunrise 240; Abgarians M.T. and Sellwood D.G., “A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms”, The Numismatic Chronicle 7:11 (1971), 103-119 and Plates 20-23 (Pl. 20, 5/3, this coin)). Very fine. Scarce. $ 1,200 On the attribution to Arsaces I of this issue see: Assar G.R.F., “Genealogy and Coinage of the Early Parthian Rulers. I”, Parthica 6 (2004/5), 69-93 (at 77-80), and Assar G.R.F., “Genealogy and Coinage of the Early Parthian Rulers. II. A Revised Stemma”, Parthica 7 (2005/6), 29-63 (at 34-35).

329 Arsaces I (247-211 BC), Silver Drachm, 3.72g, 12h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, one-line inscription ΑΡΣΑΚΟY left, letter A below bow, dotted border (S 5.1 (Arsaces II); Sunrise 240). Good fine. Scarce. $ 600 See the works listed under lot 328 on the attribution of this issue to Arsaces I.

330 Arsaces II (211-185 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.05g, 12h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, one-line inscription ΑΡΣΑΚΟY left, below bow, an eagle standing facing, head turned left, dotted border (S 6.1; Sunrise 241-242; Abgarians M.T. and Sellwood D.G., “A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms”, The Numismatic Chronicle 7:11 (1971), 103-119 and Plates 20-23 (Pl. 21, 6/1, this coin)). Extremely fine, well centred on both sides. Scarce. $ 2,500

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331 Arsaces II (211-185 BC), Silver Drachm, 3.78g, 12h. Minted at Mithradatkart. Diademed and beardless head left in bashlyk. Rev. Archer seated right on backless throne, one-line inscription ΑΡΣΑΚΟY left, below bow, an eagle standing facing, head turned left, dotted border (S 6.1; Sunrise 243; Abgarians M.T. and Sellwood D.G., “A Hoard of Early Parthian Drachms”, The Numismatic Chronicle 7:11 (1971), 103-119 and Plates 20-23 (Pl. 21, 6/31, this coin)). Good very fine. Scarce. $ 650 332 Phriapatius (185-170 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.44g, 12h. Minted at Hekatompylos(?). Diademed bust left in bashlyk, wearing single turn torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer seated right on omphalos, one-line inscription ΑΡΣΑΚΟY left (S 8.1 (Mithradates I); Sunrise 245). About very fine, slight obverse die flaw behind head. Scarce. $ 950 On the attribution to Phriapatius of this issue see the works cited under lot 328.