Sale: CNG 64, Lot: 520. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 24 September 2003.  Sold For $175. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Shapur I. 241-272 AD. AR Hemidrachm (2.09 gm). Crowned bust right; crown with tall merlons / Fire altar with attendants. Göbl I/1; Paruck 71. Toned VF. Much rarer than the drachms. ($200)