396, Lot: 399. Estimate $75. Sold for $55. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PERSIS. Vahšīr (Oxathres). 1st century BC – 1st century AD. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 1.92 g, 7h). Type 1. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Bearded bust left, wearing diadem with three ties and torque with three segments; monogram to left / Vahšīr (Oxathres) standing left, holding scepter and sacrificing before altar to left. K&M –; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 114-5; Alram 580; Sunrise 603. Good VF, toned.

From the W.H. Guertin Collection.