Lot 4660

Description

Persis, Kingdom of, Bagadat (Baydad) I, (early second century B,C.), silver tetradrachm, (15.50 g), obv. head to right with short beard, moustache and earring, wearing a satrapal cap (kyrbasia) with flaps tied up, rev. Fire temple of Ahura-Mazda, on left Bagadat standing right, standard on right, Aramaic legend around, (S.6186, BMC 2 [p.196], Alram 515, cf.Sunrise 560). Dark grey patination with traces of red highlights, extremely fine/ good extremely fine, coin is dished, as usual, very rare, one of the finest known.