373, Lot: 246. Estimate $100. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Yazdgird (Yazdgard) III. AD 632-651. Æ Chalkous (17mm, 1.85 g, 3h). AW (Ohrmazd-Ardaxšīr) mint. Uncertain RY. Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; uncertain RY date to left; mint to right. Tyler-Smith –; cf. Göbl type I/1 (drachm); Sunrise –. Good VF, brown patina. Very rare and exceptional for issue.