373, Lot: 241. Estimate $100. Sold for $70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) II. AD 591-628. AR Drachm (32mm, 4.08 g, 3h). LYW (Rēv-Ardaxšir) mint. Dated RY 6 (AD 597). Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; RY date to left; mint to right. Göbl type II/2; Sunrise –. Good VF, iridescent toning.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.