Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 695. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEDIEVAL. SASANIAN KINGS. Ardashir I. 223/4-240 AD. AR Obol (0.67 gm, 4h). Mint B ("Hamadan"). Phase 2 (circa 223/4-226/30 AD). "The Mazda worshipper, the divine Ardashir, the king of kings of Iran" in Pahlavi, diademed bust right wearing Parthian-style tiara / "Fire of Ardashir" in Pahlavi, fire altar with no attendants. SNS Type IIc(3d)/3a(2b), A7 (this coin); Göbl II/4/2; Paruck 20; De Morgan -; Alram 666; MACW -. Good VF, darkly toned. Rare. ($300)

Ex Sotheby's (3 May 1984), lot 267.