Details
LOT 3381
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / King standing to left before fire altar. K&M 4/6; Alram 565. Near Very Fine.(0.62gr, 9mm, 10h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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