Triton XIV, Lot: 457. Estimate $300. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (26mm, 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 / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type R); no attendants, fluted altar shaft. SNS type IIIb(4a)/3b(2b); Göbl type III/2/2; Paruck 51; Saeedi 65 var. (pellets flanking altar plinth). EF, lightly toned. Excellent metal quality.

From the William B. Warden, Jr. Collection.