Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 455. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Kavadh II. AD 628. AR Drachm (4.14 g, 9h). AYLAN mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 628). Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent; ribbon on left shoulder, crescent and ribbon on right; stars flanking crown; star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; star-in-crescents in margin. Malek, Kavad 31-50; Göbl type I/1; Paruck -; Saeedi 290. EF. Rare.