379, Lot: 238. Estimate $200. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Bōrān. AD 630-631. AR Drachm (34mm, 4.02 g, 2h). SK (Sakastan) mint. Dated RY 3 (AD 631). Crowned bust right, star behind crown, star in crescent before / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants, star and crescent flanking flames, RY date to left, mint signature to right. Malek & Curtis 74-133; SC Tehran –; Sunrise 1006 var. (date). Near VF, toned, traces of deposits, light hairlines under tone.

From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 57 (28 March 2001), lot 697.