Details
LOT 3065
Kingdom of Persis. Vahsir (Oxathres)(?) AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC-1st century AD.
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and torque / Vahšīr standing to left(?), holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. Cf. Alram 583. Near Very Fine.(1.50gr, 13mm, 8h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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