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                                90, Lot: 72. KINGS of ELYMAIS. Uncertain King. 
                                Late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD. Æ 
                                Tetradrachm (29mm, 15.94 gm). Estimate $100. 
                                Sold for $121. 

                                KINGS of ELYMAIS. Uncertain King. Late 1st 
                                century BC-early 1st century AD. Æ Tetradrachm 
                                (29mm, 15.94 gm). Diademed bust left; behind, 
                                four-pointed star in crescent above pellet and 
                                anchor symbol / Crude diademed bust left, 
                                degraded legend. Alram pg. 146, NB 1; Le Rider, 
                                Suse -; BMC Arabia pg. 250, 14; cf. De Morgan 
                                pl. XXXVI, 5 (Kamnaskires D); Hanson, "Coins and 
                                Mints of Ancient Elymais," Iran XXVIII (1990), 
                                -. Good VF for issue, dark brown, almost black, 
                                patina.

                                From the Bellaria Collection.









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From CNG e-auction 90, closed May 26th, 2004. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.