Seleucid Silver AR Drachm of Vadfradad Autophradates II

Ancient Near East, Seleucid Dynasty, Persia / Persis, ca. 138 to 132 BCE. AR silver drachm. Obverse: Head right with short beard, wearing diadem and kyrbasia surmounted by eagle. Reverse: Fire temple, Ahura-Mazda above; to left, king standing right; to right, standard surmounted by eagle. Sunrise 576. Size: 0.625" in diameter (1.6 cm); Weight: 4.1 grams

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired in 2019; ex NYINC Coin Show

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Condition Report: Handsome and well struck on a nice full flan. Extremely Fine.