Parthia, Andragoras AR Tetradrachm. Hekatompylos(?), circa

Parthia, Andragoras AR Tetradrachm. Hekatompylos(?), circa 246/5-239/8 BC. Attic standard. Turreted head of Tyche to right, wearing pendant earring and necklace; monogram of Andragoras behind / Athena standing to left, wearing helmet, long chiton and himation, holding owl on extended right hand and resting left hand on grounded shield, transverse spear in background; ANΔPAΓOPOY to right. Roma XIV, 326; Mitchiner 20; BMC 3-4, pl. xxviii, 2-3. 16.52g, 25mm, 6h.



Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.



From the 1960s Andragoras-Sophytes Group, present in Germany in 1975, subsequently exported to the USA.