SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.42 g, 3h). Mint B ("Hamadan"). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Good VF.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.42 g, 3h). Mint B ("Hamadan"). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps; pellet to left of diadem knot and right of korymbos / Fire altar (flames 1) with diadems (type G); pellets flanking legs. SNS Type IIIb(4a)/3b(2b); Sunrise –. Iridescent toning, traces of die rust and green deposits. Good VF.

From the MWF Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 51 (15 September 1999), lot 659.


Closing Date and Time: 4 January 2023 at 12:29:00 ET.

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