LOT 3369
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) IV AR Hemidrachm. Late 2nd century BC.
Diademed bust to left, wearing korymbos; [symbol?] to right / Crowned and diademed head to left. Cf. Alram 652 (triple pellets). Very Fine.(0.91gr, 15mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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LOT 3369
Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) IV AR Hemidrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and torque; [symbol] to right / Vahšīr standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 582/585; K&M 4/21; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 125; Alram 583; cf. Sunrise 606. 1.99gr, 14mm, 9h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Kings of Bosporos, Rheskouporis V, with Philip I, BI Stater. Dated 543 BE (AD 246/7).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
ΒΑCΙΛЄѠC ΡΗCΚΟΠΟΡΙΔΟC, diademed bust to right / Laureate bust of emperor to right; club in right field, ΓMΦ (date) beneath truncation. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 3221; MacDonald 605/1 (Rheskouporis IV). 7.40gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara with ear flap and decorated with crescent; monogram(?) behind / King standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. Cf. Alram 564. 1.73gr, 14mm, 10h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
