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LOT 3667
Group of Four [4] Sasanian Kingdom AR Drachms. 5th century AD.
Various mints and dates. Condition as seen.(16.78gr total.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market circa 2015.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑN ΚΑΛΧ[...], Poseidon seated to right on rock, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left; ΗΡ monogram in inner right field. Cf. Schönert-Geiss 1263-1270; HGC 3.2, 1428. 10.37gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
