| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) I. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 16.68 g, 12h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed head right, wearing kyrbasia / Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vādfradād standing right being crowned with wreath by Nike standing behind; bow set on ground before; standard to right; wtpr in Aramaic to outer right; p in Aramaic to inner right; (lh' in Aramaic) in exergue. Cf. van't Haaff Type 533/535/538; cf. K&M Nachtrage 2/18 (for a similar overstrike); Alram –; Sunrise –; Zeno –. In NGC encapsulation 6557964-001, graded VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Overstruck on an uncertain mint in western Asia Minor tetradrachm of Alexander III of Macedon. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
