Scarce Parthian Persian King Phraates III Silver Drachm 2,000 years old; 4.1 gm, 18 mm

“Phraates III of Parthia succeeded his father Sanatruces and ruled the Parthian Empire from 70 to 57 BC. He was called "the Gold" because of his coins, that were ideal for sailors because they were polished with gold dust, so that people from other countries considered their value higher than their actual value.” Wikipedia

BornParthia, Iran

Assassinated57 BC

ParentsSanatruces of Parthia

HouseParthian Empire

ChildrenOrodes IIMithridates III of Parthia

GrandchildrenPhraates IVPacorus I

 

All items are from my personal collection spanning 40 years. Each item comes with an individualized, signed Certificate of Authenticity and is 100% money back guaranteed if the item is not as described.

My time has come. After a half century of traveling and collecting just about anything and everything, it is time to think of children and grandchildren. Through the upcoming months, hundreds of  items must go. NO RESERVE. Ancient coins, medieval royal and papal documents, antiquarian, rare and signed books, blowguns from Borneo, mega-bats from Java, as well as Samurai armor, woodblock prints, stamps, Viking and Byzantine relics, antiquarian maps, pre-Columbian artifacts, fossils and much more must find a new home. Many of the items are quite rare.

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