KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) I. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.46 g, 12h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. VF.

Electronic Auction 567
Lot: 160.
Closing Date: Jul 31 2024 10:00 ET

Oriental Greek, Silver

Estimate: $ 750

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KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) I. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.46 g, 12h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed head right, wearing kyrbasia / Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vādfradād standing right, raising hand; wtprdt in Aramaic in exergue; trace of retrograde prs? in Aramaic to outer left;br in Aramaic to left of altar. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 540/542g; K&M –; cf. Alram 540 and 542 (for type). Deposits, porosity, areas of double strike, edge split. VF. Overstruck on a Babylon mint tetradrachm of Seleukos I.


Closing Date and Time: 31 July 2024 at 10:53:00 ET.

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