No Reserve
Parthia(?), ‘Athenian Series’ AR Didrachm. Hekatompylos(?), circa 246/5-239/8 BC. Attic standard. Head of Athena to right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl; monogram of Andragoras(?) behind / Owl standing to right, head facing; behind, prow and grape bunch on vine with leaf, AΘE before. Roma XIV, 331; Bopearachchi, Sophytes Series 1A; SNG ANS 6; N&A 43-45; HGC 12, 3. 8.06g, 18mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXIII, 24 March 2022, lot 400;
Ex 1960s Andragoras-Sophytes Group, present in Germany in 1975, subsequently exported to the USA.
Price realized | 480 GBP |
Starting price | 450 GBP |
Estimate | 750 GBP |