CNG 90, Lot: 817. Estimate $150. Sold for $125. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PERSIS. Vahšīr (Oxathres). 1st century BC – 1st century AD. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 1.76 g, 9h). Type 1. Bearded bust left, wearing diadem with three ties and torque with three segments; before, trace of crescent above uncertain symbol / Vahšīr (Oxathres) standing left, holding scepter and sacrificing before altar to right. K&M -; Tyler-Smith, Parcel -; cf. Alram 579 (drachm with similar symbols); cf. Sunrise 601 (same). Good VF, toned, traces of earthen deposits on the reverse. Apparently a unique symbol combination for this denomination.