319, Lot: 172. Estimate $100. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.14 g, 3h). Mint I ("Ctesiphon"). Phase 2, circa 260-272 AD. Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants. SNS I Type IIc/1b; Göbl Type I/1. Good VF, toned.
From the Ronald J. Hansen Collection. Ex Noble 70 (9 July 2002), lot 3285; Reportedly purchased from Spink, circa 1971.