419, Lot: 285. Estimate $150. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.23 g, 3h). Mint B (”Hamadan"). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with
korymbos and earflaps / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G); pellet to left of altar shaft. SNS type IIIb(4a)/3c(2b); cf. Sunrise 703. EF.