LOT 3066
Kingdom of Persis. Mancihr (Manuchtir) II AR Hemidrachm. 2nd century AD.
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / Diademed bust to left. K&M 5/12; Alram 637. Near Very Fine.(1.64gr, 14mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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LOT 3066
Kingdom of Persis. Mancihr (Manuchtir) II AR Hemidrachm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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. 1.87gr, 12mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. AD 591-628.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
WYHC (Veh-az-Amid-Kavād) mint. Dated RY 36 (AD 627). Cuirassed bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings; stars flanking, ribbons on shoulders; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; date to left, mint to right; all within triple border with star-in-crescents in margin. Göbl type II/3. 4.11gr, 32mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 18mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Petra mint; struck AD 20-40. Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. CN 188a (letters above Shaqilat's head). 4.21gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
