Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 389 Price realized: 2,750 USD (Approx. 2,519 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: KINGS of PERSIS. Baydād (Bagadat). Early 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (28.5mm, 16.47 g, 9h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Head right, with short beard, mustache, and earring, wearing kyrbasia with flaps tied behind / Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Baydād standing right; standard to right; prs in Aramaic to outer left, bgwrt in Aramaic to inner left, prtrk' zy 'lhy' in Aramaic in exergue, bgdt in Aramaic to inner right. van't Haaff, Persis Type 515/519, example k = KM p. 21, fig. 6 = Sunrise 560 (same dies); KM 2/3a; Alram 519. Lightly toned, porosity, scapes, smoothing, doubling on reverse. Good VF. Extremely rare. Estimate: 2000 USD |