Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 549. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Bahram IV. AD 388-399. AR Drachm (4.48 g, 3h). Unsigned (HLYDY?) mint. Crowned bust right / Fire altar with attendants and ribbon; altar surmounted by bare head right; uncertain legend (L’STY?) in Pahlavi on altar shaft. SNS Type Ia1/2a; Göbl type I/1. Near EF, toned. Attractive strike and portrait.