378, Lot: 285. Estimate $200. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LOCAL ISSUES, Merv. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir). Sasanian vassal, circa AD 240-262. Æ Drachm (17mm, 2.39 g, 3h). Bust right, wearing diadem and hair tied in ball above head / Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) left on horse. Loginov & Nikitin 1 158; Alram 1218A. VF, brown patina, hint of earthen deposits, area of weak strike on reverse, struck on irregular flan. Attractive for issue.