374, Lot: 338. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Yazdgird (Yazdgard) II. AD 438-457. AR Drachm (30mm, 4.05 g, 3h). MY (Mēšān) mint. Struck circa AD 425–438. Bust right on floral ornament, wearing mural crown with
korymbos set on crescent / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants;
l’st in Pahlavi on altar shaft. SNS type Ib2/2a; Sunrise –. EF, hairlines, area of encrustation on reverse.