285, Lot: 206. Estimate $150. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (26mm, 4.33 g, 3h). Mint C (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Diademed bust right, wearing close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps / Fire altar. SNS type IIIa(4a)/3b(2b); Göbl type III/2. Near EF, lightly toned.