60, Lot: 51. Estimate $250. Sold for $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Vistahm. 591-597 AD. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.03 gm). LD mint. Dated year 5 (595/6 AD). Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent above. Göbl I/1. VF, typical flat spots. Rare.

Interestingly, the king's name and hair appear to have been erased in antiqity. Perhaps a Sasanian version of the Roman damnatio?