KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) II. Early-mid 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.25 g, 2h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. VF.

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Lot: 256. Estimated: $ 400

Oriental Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) II. Early-mid 2nd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.25 g, 2h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Bearded head right, wearing diadem and kyrbasia adorned with eagle / Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vādfradād standing right, bow before; to right, eagle standing left on standard; uncertain object to inner right; traces of legend above. Cf. van’t Haaff, Persis Type 546; cf. K&M 3/1 = Sunrise 754; Alram 546 var. (no legend on rev.); Zeno –. Bright surfaces, traces of find patina in devices, smoothing and tooling. VF. Overstruck on an earlier undertype.


Closing Date and Time: 12 April 2023 at 11:25:00 ET.

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