Rare Shahpur I Drachm

197, Lot: 51. Estimate $200. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Shahpur I. AD 240-272. AR Drachm (26mm, 3.05 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. Crowned bust right; fravahr symbol (wreath) on crown / Fire altar with attendants; taurus symbol on altar. SNS I Type IIc/1b, Style P, Group g, A47 (same obv. die); Göbl type I/1. VF, toned, minor porosity. Rare, two examples cited in SNS.