E-auction 164-100383 - bgr_396707 - PERSIS - KINGDOM OF PERSIS - NAMOPAT Hemidrachme
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 61 € |
| Maximum bid : | 76 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 June 2016 14:03:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Hemidrachme
Date: c. 40-60
Mint name / Town : Persepolis, Perside
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,66 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale bien centré. Belle tête du roi. Revers stylisé. Patine de collection ancienne
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste barbu couronné et drapé du roi à gauche, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Reverse
Reverse legend : INSCRIPTION ARAMÉENNE CIRCULAIRE NON LISIBLE.
Reverse description : Le roi debout à gauche devant un croissant étoilé.
Commentary
Au droit, le roi porte une couronne murale crénelée et un diadème.
Historical background
PERSIS - KINGDOM OF PERSIS - NAMOPAT
(1st century A.D.
La Perside seems to have played an important role in the history of the Achaemenid Empire. Persepolis was one of the capitals of the Empire. La Perside kept a certain autonomy under the Macedonian domination which was perpetuated under the Parthians. The founder of the dynasty seems to have been Bagadate at the end of the 3rd century BC. Namopat seems to be the son of Artaxerxes II.
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