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                              Description
                                90, Lot: 71. KINGS of ELYMAIS. Uncertain King. 
                                Late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD. Billon 
                                Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.86 gm). Estimate $150. 

                                KINGS of ELYMAIS. Uncertain King. Late 1st 
                                century BC-early 1st century AD. Billon 
                                Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.86 gm). Diademed bust 
                                left; behind, four-pointed star in crescent 
                                above anchor symbol / Crude diademed bust left, 
                                degraded legend. Alram -; cf. Le Rider, Suse pl. 
                                LXXIII, 4 (Æ); cf. BMC Arabia pg. 250, 15 (Æ); 
                                cf. De Morgan pl. XXXVI, 1 (Kamnaskires D ­ 
                                called C in text); cf. Hanson, "Coins and Mints 
                                of Ancient Elymais," Iran XXVIII (1990), pl. II, 
                                4 (Æ). VF, areas of hard encrustation, reverse 
                                double struck. Extremely rare in billon.

                                From the Bellaria Collection. Ex Classical 
                                Numismatic Auctions XV (5 June 1991), lot 291.




                              Current Status
                                90, Lot: 71. 
                                Closing Date And Time: May 26, 2004 10:11 AM 
EST.
                                Current Date And Time: May 31, 2004 3:44:54 AM 
                                EST.
                                Currently: No Bids. Bidders (0).






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