KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraates II. 132-127 BC. AR Tetradrachm

KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraates II. 132-127 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.14 g, 12h). Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Struck circa 129 BC. Diademed bust right / Male deity seated left, holding Nike, who crowns him with wreath, and cornucopia; monogram to outer left, monogram in exergue. Sellwood 17.1 var. (placement of monograms); Sunrise 267; Shore –. Light iridescence, minor porosity, cleaning scratches. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Lampasas Collection. Ex Weise Collection; Triton V (15 January 2002), lot 1562.