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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3729119, member: 97383&quot;]About 4 years ago I bought the slabbed Parthian silver drachm at auction, pictured below, when the market for Parthian coins was rather soft. At that point I had sold all my Parthian coins except for one and wasn&#039;t looking for any more until I saw this coin. The bizarre looking crown with a bulls horn on the side and 8 small stags attached, that the king was wearing, intrigued me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I thought to myself who would wear such a crazy looking thing <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Phraates was murdered by his two sons, Orodes II and Mithridates III. Maybe they wanted that crown he was wearing <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]999836[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]999837[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Lately the market for Parthian coins has gotten a lot stronger <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. After browsing through a recent CNG and Heritage auction I was surprised at many of the prices realized. Pictured below is a rare Phraates III drachm from CNG that sold for $1,800.00. The coin had previously sold at <i>Peus 338, lot 133, April 27, 1994, and was described as (conserved since)</i>. I guess that means <b>cleaned</b>. The coin appears to have toned-up nicely since then.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]999843[/ATTACH]</p><p>Photo courtesy of CNG.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another drachm of Phraates III, from the Rhagai Mint, pictured below, sold for $312.00, with an estimate of $150.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]999844[/ATTACH]</p><p>Photo courtesy of CNG.</p><p><br /></p><p>However the real knockout came from Heritage, pictured below. This handsome coin realized $4,800.00 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> with an estimate of $2,000.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]999845[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]999846[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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