Triton XIV, Lot: 456. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.34 g, 3h). Mint B ("Hamadan"). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type G) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps; pellet above diadem ties, two pellets below / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G); no attendants, pellet to right of altar shaft. SNS type IIIa(4a)/3a(2b); Göbl type III/2/2; cf. Paruck 42; cf. Saeedi 47. EF, lightly toned. Excellent metal quality.

From the William B. Warden, Jr. Collection.