Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1015. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $2450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PERSIS. Autophradates (Vadfradad) I. Early 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.45 g, 3h). Head right, with moustache and earring, wearing diadem and kyrbasia / Fire temple; Ahura-Mazda above; on left, Autophradates standing right; to right, standard. Alram 540 var. (legend). VF, toned, obverse surfaces mechanically smoothed and retoned, deposits and cleaning marks on reverse. Rare.