Triton XIV, Lot: 463. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AR Drachm (29mm, 4.35 g, 3h). Bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, both wearing mural crown, left one with korymbos; pellets flanking flames. SNS type Ib/1B; Göbl type I/1; Paruck 105; Saeedi 131. EF, areas of light toning. Excellent metal quality.

From the William B. Warden, Jr. Collection.