PERSIS, Bagadat, Early 3rd cent BC, Head rt in kyrbasia/ Fire temple betw king & standard, Alram 515, S6186; Choice VF, obv nrly centered, rev well centered, on sl oval flan; quite boldly struck with a particularly good rev; excellent portrait of fine style; good metal with medium tone, just a hint of field smoothing. The first Persis Tet & very rare. (An overstruck GVF brought $16,100, CNG 5/10; VF $12,748, Peus 5/08.)
Price realized | 2'150 USD |
Starting price | 1'700 USD |