Details
LOT 3378
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
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. Very Fine.(1.73gr, 14mm, 10h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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