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Auction 124  19-20 Sep 2023
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Lot 379

Estimate: 3000 USD
Price realized: 6500 USD
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KINGS of PERSIS. Vādfradād (Autophradates) I. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (30mm, 17.21 g, 3h). "Victory" type. 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; wtprdt in Aramaic in two lines down right, traces of prtrk'... in Aramaic in exergue, br rt? in Aramaic up inner left. Cf. van't Haaff Type 544; K&M –; Alram –; Sunrise 573 var. (no legend up left); Zeno –. Iridescent toning, thick deposits on edge, obverse triple struck, tiny edge split. EF. Extremely rare variety of an extremely rare type.
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