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LOT 3377
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara with ear flap and decorated with crescent / King standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. K&M 4/5; Tyler-Smith, Parcel 9-12; Alram 565. Near Very Fine.(1.85gr, 15mm, 2h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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