Lot 3059
Parthian Kingdom. Orodes II. Silver Tetradrachm (15.2 g), ca. 57-38 BC. Seleukeia on the Tigris. Diademed and draped bust of Orodes II left, wearing torque ending in sea-horse or griffin. Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN APΣAKO[Y] EYEPΓETO[Y ΔIKAI]OYEΠIΦΛNOVΣ ΦIΛEΛΛHNOΣ, Orodes enthroned right, lifting kneeling Tyche, who raises right hand while cradling scepter in left arm; ΠO monogram above; [ΞA in exergue]. Callataÿs -; Sellwood 45.3; Shore 209 (same obv. die); PDC 39633 (same obv. die); Ars Classica XII (Petrowicz), 2399 (same rev. die). Graffito and light scratches on both sides. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
Ex Triton XIII (5 January 2010), Lot 635.
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