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LOT 3367
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd half of 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Small bust to left, wearing short beard, diadem, and mural crown; monogram behind / Artaxerxes standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 571/574.1-1 var. (no monogram; Artaxerxes standing to left). Very Fine. Toned.(1.69gr, 16mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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LOT 3367
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd half of 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Small bust to left, wearing short beard, diadem, and mural crown; monogram behind / Artaxerxes standing to right, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 571/574.1-1 var. (no monogram; Artaxerxes standing to left). 1.69gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
