CNG 106, Lot: 598. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I. Circa AD 270-300. Æ Chalkous (15.5mm, 2.28 g, 10h). Investiture issue. Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Crowned bust right; crescent to upper left / Ohrmazd standing right, sacrificing over altar; to left, god enthroned slightly left. MK 1044; ANS Kushan 2221-2; Donum Burns –. EF, brown patina with copper highlights on reverse. Rare.

From the Dr. Wilfried Pieper Collection.