438, Lot: 296. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PERSIS. Ardaxšir (Artaxerxes) I. 3rd century BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.51 g, 10h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Bust right, with mustache and earring, wearing diadem and kyrbasia / Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; to inner left, Vādfradād standing right; standard to inner right. Cf. K&M 2/14; cf. Alram 529 (both coins for type). VF, toned, die breaks on obverse.