CNG 106, Lot: 541. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PERSIS. Vahbarz (Oborzos). 3rd century BC. AR Hemidrachm (12mm, 2.12 g, 8h). Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Head right, with mustache and earring, wearing diadem and kyrbasia; prs (= “Persis” in Aramaic) down right / prtrk’ zy (= “fratarakā of”) in Aramaic in exergue, fire temple of Ahura-Mazda; to left, Vahbarz standing right; standard to outer right. Cf. K&M, p. 26, Abb. 16 (drachm); Alram 513; Sunrise –; BMC 4 (Artaxerxes I); De Morgan –; Zeno –. Good VF, hairline die break on reverse. Extremely rare.

From the Nisa Collection.