288, Lot: 283. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vālaxš (Balāsh). AD 484-488. AR Drachm (27mm, 3.40 g, 3h). AT mint. Crowned bust right, with flame at shoulder / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames, bust right at top of altar. SNS III type Ia/1a; Göbl type I/1. Near VF, toned.
Some flatness at the end of the mint signature. AT is a likely, but it could possibly be AW or AY.