CNG 100, Lot: 183. Estimate $300. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) V. AD 420-438. AV Dinar (18mm, 7.05 g, 2h). Sind mint. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent; monogram or possible Pahlavi letters and à to right / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; crescents flanking flames. Cf. SNS III pl. 145, C14 (for type); otherwise unpublished. Near VF.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Pars Coins.