Hess-Divo AG > Auction 341 | Auction date: 13 December 2023 |
Lot number: 43 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: KINGDOM OF PERSIS. VADFRADAD II, 1st half of 2nd c. BC. Tetradrachm, Persepolis. AR 16.55 g. Bearded head right, wearing diadem and kyrbasia adorned with eagle / Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vadfradad standing right, bow before; to right, eagle standing left on standard; ' in Aramaic to inner right; traces of additional legend in exergue. Alram, Nomina 170, 546; Sunrise collection 547. Vey rare. High relief on obv. Thick, short flan. Extremely fine Provenance: Auction Gorny & Mosch-Giessener Münzhandlung GmbH, Munich 228 (2015), 180. Auction TRITON, New York XXVI (2023), 456. Estimate: 5000 CHF |