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Lot 40. Kings of Parthia, Mithradates II Tetradrachm
Exceptional for the type
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, March 18th, 19:20:00 CET)
Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 04:30:34 CET
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CHF 2'250.00 (3 bids)
Approx. EUR 2'416.93 / USD 2'517.96 / GBP 2'009.71
Bid history
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CHF 2'250.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2012-03-17, 22:31:57
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CHF 2'250.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2012-03-18, 19:17:24
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CHF 2'100.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2012-03-18, 19:11:10
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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High bidder: |
Bidder 3
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eAuction #4, Lot 40. Estimate: CHF 2'000.00
Kings of Parthia. Mithradates II (123-88 BC). AR Tetradrachm (30 mm, 15.81 g, 31 mm). Obv. Draped, diademed and bearded bust left. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ
Arsakes, founder of the dynasty, wearing Persian costume and diademed tiara, seated right on omphalos, holding bow with both his outstretched hands; in field right, palm branch, in exergue, monogram TV. Sellwood 67, 24.4. Shore 99, 67.
Good style and exceptionally well preserved for the type. Extremely fine.
Ex Hess-Divo AG (Zurich) 308 (2007), 85.
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