Triton XIV, Lot: 497. Estimate $200. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) IV. AD 388-399. AR Drachm (26mm, 4.06 g, 3h). AS (Aspahan or Aspanvar) mint. Bust right, wearing winged merlon crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons and bust right (no flames); flanked by two attendants; “as” to left of bust, “l’st” on altar shaft. SNS type Ia1/2a; Göbl type I/1; Mochiri 541; Paruck -; Saeedi 224. EF, toned.

From the William B. Warden, Jr. Collection.