452, Lot: 577. Estimate $200. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of PERSIS. Uncertain king I. 2nd century BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 3.95 g, 1h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. , Head right with very short beard, wearing diadem and kyrbasia surmounted by eagle / Fire temple, Ahura-Mazda above; to left, king standing right, holding bow; to right, standard surmounted by eagle. K&M 3/5; Alram 551; Sunrise –; CNG E-450, lot 274 var. (crescent on back of kyrbasia). Bright surfaces, die rust on obverse. EF.