264, Lot: 273. Estimate $150. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Jāmāsp. AD 497-499. AR Drachm (28mm, 4.11 g, 3h). WH mint. Dated RY 2 (AD 497/8). Crowned bust right; to right, small bust of Ahura Mazda left, holding wreath / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS III type Ia/1a; Göbl type I/1. EF, toned, struck from rusted dies.

From the Fredy Vortisch Collection.