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LOT 3387
Kingdom of Persis. Pakor II AR Obol. 1st century AD. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Diademed bust to left / Diademed bust to left. van't Haaff, Persis, Type 590. Good Very Fine.(0.58gr, 12mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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