Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 121 - Session 3 . 633
Oriental Greek
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KINGS of PARTHIA. Arsakes I. 247-211 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.98 g, 12h). Nisa(?) mint. Head right, wearing bashlyk and earring / APΣAKOY to right, AYT OKPATOP [OΣ] to left, archer (Arsakes I) seated left on backless throne, holding bow. Sellwood 1.1; A&S 1/1 (same dies); Sunrise 234 = Shore 1 (same dies). Deeply toned, traces of iridescence, light granularity. Good VF. Extremely rare. The first Parthian coin.
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