Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 743. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Shahpur II. AD 309-379. AR Obol (0.59 g, 3h). Mint II (“Western”). Crowned bust right / Fire altar with attendants and ribbons; bare-headed bust right in flames, NWRA in Pahlavi on altar shaft. SNS III Type Ib1/3a; Göbl Ia/6a. Good VF, light overall porosity.