KINGS of PARTHIA. Vardanes II. Circa AD 55-58. AR Drachm (23mm, 3.68 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 69.13; Sunrise 421; Shore 384. Some roughness, slight double strike on obverse, obverse off center. EF. Ex Nisa Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 400, 28 June 2017), lot 467.
KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases II. Circa AD 77-80. AR Drachm (21mm, 3.46 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left; wl in Aramaic to right / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 71.1; Sunrise –; Shore 377. Light iridescence, slight roughness, light double strike on reverse. EF. From the Nisa Collection.
KINGS of PARTHIA. Pakoros I. Circa AD 78-120. AR Drachm (21mm, 3.62 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed beardless bust left / Sellwood 73.11; Sunrise 431; Shore 395. Toned with traces of iridescence, scratch across cheek. Near EF. From the Nisa Collection.
KINGS of PARTHIA. Pakoros I. Circa AD 78-120. AR Drachm (17.5mm, 3.67 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left, wearing long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 78.4 (Vologases III); Sunrise –; Shore – . Lightly toned, hint of porosity. Near EF. Ex Coin Galleries (20 May 1987), lot 146 (lot not illustrated).
KINGS of PARTHIA. Artabanos V. Circa AD 79/80-circa 85. AR Drachm (23mm, 3.43 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 74.6 (Artabanos III); Sunrise 442; Shore 404 (Artabanos III). Iridescent toning, light roughness, obverse off center, slight double strike on reverse. EF. From the Nisa Collection.
KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases IV. Circa AD 147-191. AR Drachm (19mm, 3.80 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left, wearing tiara / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on thrones, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 84.131; Sunrise –; cf. Shore 434. Iridescent toning, traces of deposits in devices, slight double strike on reverse. Near EF.
KINGS of PARTHIA. Vologases VI. Circa AD 207/8-221/2. AR Drachm (20mm, 3.33 g, 12h). Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust left, wearing tiara with earflap; wz in Aramaic to right / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 88.18; Sunrise –; Shore 456. Toned, hairline flan crack, areas of double strike. Good VF.
KINGS of ELYMAIS. Kamnaskires V. Circa 54/3-33/2 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.71 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint. Uncertain SE date. Diademed and draped bust left; to right, star and anchor / Diademed head left. Cf. van't Haaff Type 9.1.3-2-4; cf. Alram 465; cf. Sunrise 484. Toned, minor porosity. VF.
KINGS of ELYMAIS. Kamnaskires V. Circa 54/3-33/2 BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 1.62 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint. Uncertain SE date. Diademed and draped bust left; [to right, star and anchor] / Diademed head left. Cf. van't Haaff Type 9.1.3-2-4; cf. Alram 465; cf. Sunrise 484. Toned, minor porosity. VF.
KINGS of ELYMAIS. Kamnaskires V. Circa 54/3-33/2 BC. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.67 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Hedyphon mint. Uncertain SE date. Diademed and draped bust left; to right trace of [star] and anchor / Diademed head left. Cf. van't Haaff Type 9.1.3-2-4; cf. Alram 465; cf. Sunrise 484. Toned, minor porosity. VF.
KINGS of PERSIS. Pakōr (Pakor) II. 1st century AD. AR Obol (10mm, 0.73 g, 11h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed bust left / Diademed bust left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 590. Iridescent toning, traces of deposits, minor roughness. Good VF.
BAKTRIA, Local issues. Circa 285/3-280/78 BC. AR Diobol (10.5mm, 0.98 g, 6h). Local standard. Uncertain mint in the Oxus region. Laureate head of Zeus right / Eagle standing left, head right. SMAK pl. 30; Nicolet-Pierre & Amandry 65; Bopearachchi, Sophytes, Group 2B; HGC 12, 12. Traces of find patina and earthen deposits, some porosity, struck on a compact flan. Near VF.
BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Euthydemos I Theos Megas. Circa 225-200/195 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.20 g, 12h). Mint A (near Aï Khanoum). Struck circa 210/08-206 BC. Diademed middle-aged head right / Herakles seated left on rock, holding club set on rocks; monogram to right of rock. Kritt A13; Bopearachchi 5B; SNG ANS 131; HGC 12, 40. Deposits, encrustation, find patina, porosity, crystallized surfaces. Near VF. From the Don T. Hayes Collection, purchased from Edgar L. Owen.
BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Agathokles Dikaios. Circa 185-175 BC. Æ (18x22mm, 10.52 g, 12h). Female deity advancing left, holding flower / Lion standing right. Bopearachchi 10A; SNG ANS 242-55; HGC 12, 98. Dark green and red-brown surfaces, flan flaw on reverse, obverse off center, struck on a compact flan. Good Fine.
BAKTRIA, Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Eukratides I Megas. Circa 170-145 BC. AR Obol (11.5mm, 0.42 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Caps of the Dioskouroi, each with palm frond; (ΠА) monogram to left below. Bopearachchi 3F var. (monogram); SNG ANS 454-7 var. (same); HGC 12, 138. Darkly toned with traces of iridescence, traces of deposits, slight porosity. VF.
BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Menander I Soter. Circa 155-130 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 9.93 g, 12h). Diademed heroic bust left, seen from behind, wearing aegis and brandishing spear / Athena Alkidemos advancing left; monogram to inner right. Bopearachchi 8C; SNG ANS –; HGC 12, 180. Lightly toned, light deposits, minor pitting and roughness. Good VF.