CNG 90, Lot: 888. Estimate $150. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Drachm (24mm, 4.31 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 1b, circa AD 244-252/3. Bust right, wearing diadem (type 2) and mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns. SNS type IIc/1a, style A, indeterminate group; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi 99; Sunrise -. Good VF, toned. Attractive example for issue.