367, Lot: 308. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (25mm, 3.14 g, 4h). Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with
korymbos, and his queen, wearing
kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing
kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown, the other wearing mural crown, both with
korymbos;
fravahr to left of flames. SNS type VIc(1)/2(1a); Göbl type VII/2. Fine, rough surfaces, significant loss from chipping around edge.