Triton XIV, Lot: 505. Estimate $200. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Yazdgird (Yazdgard) I. AD 399-420. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.05 g, 3h). “Western Group” mint. Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent above pellet and korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons and bust right (no flames); flanked by two attendants. SNS type Ia1/3, A69 (this coin); Göbl type I/2; Mochiri -; Paruck -; Saeedi -. Near EF, toned. Rare.

From the William B. Warden, Jr. Collection.