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A 2nd Century BC Ar Drachm coin from the Kingdom of Persis, graded and encapsulated by NGC Ancients as Ch XF. The coin is displayed inside a clear plastic holder with a black circular insert, featuring a tan paper label with historical text and imagery.
  • A 2nd Century BC Ar Drachm coin from the Kingdom of Persis, graded and encapsulated by NGC Ancients as Ch XF. The coin is displayed inside a clear plastic holder with a black circular insert, featuring a tan paper label with historical text and imagery.
  • A silver coin in a clear NGC grading holder, with the NGC label visible at the top and a black circular insert around the coin.
  • Kings of Persis | Dārēv (Darayan I) | Silver Drachm | 132 BC to 100 BC | PERS-DAR1-AR-DR-016
  • Kings of Persis | Dārēv (Darayan I) | Silver Drachm | 132 BC to 100 BC | PERS-DAR1-AR-DR-016
Kings of Persis | Dārēv (Darayan I) | Silver Drachm | 132 BC to 100 BC | PERS-DAR1-AR-DR-016

Kings of Persis

Dārēv (Darios) I | Darayan I

AR (Silver) | Drachm | 132–100 BC

15.6 mm | 4.19 g | 6 h

$420.00

Coin Overview

Silver drachm of Dārēv (Darayan I) issued between 132 BC and 100 BC.
This altar type II example represents the mature phase of Dārēv’s coinage, where artistic composition and symmetry reached their peak. The imagery of the king before the sacred fire temple beneath Ahura Mazda embodies the divine endorsement of the ruler’s authority and the continuity of Persid spiritual tradition.

Specifications

  • Kingdom: Kings of Persis
  • King / Ruler: Dārēv (Darios) I | Darayan I
  • Year: 132 BC to 100 BC
  • Denomination: Drachm
  • Composition: Silver
  • Weight: 4.19 g
  • Diameter: 15.60 mm
  • Orientation: 6 h
  • Reference: Van’t Haaff 554 altar type II
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Obverse

  • Bearded, diademed bust right.
  • Leather helmet smoothly falling down into a neck-piece.
  • Diadem lies on the forehead under the curled hair lock.
  • Crescent moon on top.

Reverse

  • Fire temple.
  • Ahura-Mazda above.
  • To left, king standing right.
  • to right, column surmounted by eagle.

Inventory# PERS–DAR1–AR–DR–016

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