229, Lot: 264. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Ardashir I. AD 223/4-240. BI Tetradrachm (28mm, 9.26 g, 9h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2c, circa AD 226/7-228/30. Bust right, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara decorated with seven-rayed star / Fire altar. SNS Type IIe/3a; cf. Göbl Type II/5/2. VF, minimal silver content.