460
Osroes I (AD 78-120), Silver Drachm, 3.80g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Bust left with long pointed beard,
hair in bunches above diadem and behind ears, wearing double banded diadem with double loop and three
pendent ends, spiral torque, earring visible, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, monogram below
bow, seven-line inscription
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ
ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ
stylised (S 80.1; Sunrise 443). Extremely fine, toned.
Scarce.
$ 1,200
461 462
461
Mithradates V (c. AD 128-147), Silver Drachm, 3.75g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Bust left with long pointed
beard, wearing single banded diadem with double loop and two pendent ends, spiral torque, earring visible,
dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, Aramaic
Mtrdt
MLK’
(King Mithradates),
followed by a six-line stylised “Greek” inscription
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY
ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ
stylised (S 82.1 (Mithradates IV); Sunrise 450). Good very fine, toned.
$ 250
462
Unknown King (c. AD 140), Silver Drachm, 3.61g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana(?). Bust left, with long pointed
beard, wearing double banded diadem with triple loop and four pendent ends, hair in three waves, spiral
torque. Rev. Archer enthroned right, monogram below bow, seven-line inscription
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN
ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ
stylised and totally blundered (S 83.1).
About very fine.
Very
rare
.
$ 800
463 464
463
Vologases IV (AD 147-191), Silver Drachm, 3.75g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Bust left with long, tapering and
square cut beard, wearing double banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps, decorated with
“hooks” on crest, ear and earring visible, spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, monogram
below bow, Aramaic
Wlgšy
MLK’
(King Vologases), followed by a six-line stylised and totally blundered
“Greek” inscription
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ
(S 84.127). About extremely fine, toned.
$ 220
464
Vologases IV (AD 147-191), Silver Drachm, 3.72g, 12h. Minted at Ecbatana. Bust left with long, tapering and
square cut beard, wearing double banded diadem with double loop, and tiara with earflaps, decorated with
“hooks” on crest, ear and earring visible, spiral torque, dotted border. Rev. Archer enthroned right, pellet
above arm, monogram below bow, Aramaic
Wlgšy
MLK’
(King Vologases), followed by a six-line stylised
and totally blundered “Greek” inscription
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩN ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠIΦΑNOYΣ
ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ
(S 84.128; Sunrise 452). About extremely fine, toned.
$ 220
