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438, Lot: 320. Estimate $300.
Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Pērōz (Fīrūz) I. AD 457/9-484. AR Obol (13mm, 0.50 g, 3h). ST (Stakhr) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flame. SNS type IIIb/1c; cf. Sunrise 948 (for type). Near EF, deposits, slight double strike on obverse. Rare and attractive for issue.