Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 1061. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Shahpur II. AD 309-279. AR Drachm (3.71 g, 3h). Mint I (Ctesiphon). Crowned bust right / Fire altar with attendants and ribbons; fravahr and taurus symbol flanking flames. SNS III Type Ia/1a2; Göbl Ib/2. EF, traces of light porosity.