Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 554. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004.  Sold For $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Ardashir I. 224-241 AD. Billon Tetradrachm (13.78 gm). "The Mazda worshipper, the divine Arda[shir], the king of kings of Iran" in Pahlavi, cuirassed bust right wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara / "Fire of Ardashir" in Pahlavi, fire altar with no attendants. Göbl II/4a/2; Paruck 20; Alram -; MACW 785; De Morgan pg. 659, 5. Good VF, light obverse scratches. ($200)