CNG 90, Lot: 860. Estimate $150. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PERSIS. Ardaxšir (Artaxerxes) IV. Late 2nd – early 3rd century AD. AR Hemidrachm (13mm, 1.21 g, 11h). Bearded bust left, wearing diadem, hair in bunch above; monogram to right / Bearded bust (of Mančihr [Manuchtir] III/IV?) left, wearing diadem and mural crown; rays above. K&M 5/23; cf. Tyler-Smith, Parcel 231 (drachm); Alram 652; Sunrise 686. Near EF, attractively toned.