90, Lot: 107. Estimate $200. Sold for $125. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Ardashir I. 224-241 AD. AR Drachm (26mm, 4.09 gm). Mint B ("Ekbatana"). Crowned and cuirassed bust right / Fire altar with no attendants. Cf. Alram, Beginning, fig. 22; Göbl III/2/2; Alram 673. Near EF, toned.

From the Bellaria Collection.

See lot 100 for notes on the reign and coinage of this king.