KINGS of PERSIS. Ardaxšir (Artaxerxes) II. 1st century BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm, 1.94 g, 7h). Type 1b. Small bust left, with short beard, wearing diadem with three ties, torque with three segments, and mural crown; monogram to right / “‘rthštr mlk’ brh d’ryw mlk’” in Aramaic script, Ardaxšir standing left, holding scepter and sacrificing before altar to left. K&M 4/12; Tyler-Smith,
Parcel 58; cf. Alram 571/574; Sunrise –. Good VF, lightly toned.
