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LOT 2745
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara with ear flap and decorated with crescent / King standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar. van't Haaff, Persis Type 565.2-2. Near Very Fine.(2.05gr, 13mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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