Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 833. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004. Sold For $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of ELYMAIS. Kamnaskires III. Circa 82-75 BC. AR Drachm (3.76 gm). Uncertain mint in Media. Diademed bust left; behind, horse's head left / Zeus seated left, holding sceptre and Nike, who crowns him; G-monogram in inner left field. Alram -; Le Rider,
Suse -; BMC Arabia -; De Morgan -; Hansman, "Coins and Mints of Ancient Elymais,"
Iran XXVIII (1990), pl. I, 1 (same dies). Toned, nice VF. Extremely rare; fewer than five specimens known. ($300)
From the Bellaria Collection.