90, Lot: 138. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Shahpur II. 309-379 AD. AR Drachm (21mm, 4.17 gm). Eastern (Kabul) mint. Crowned and cuirassed bust right / Fire altar with attendants and ribbon; bust right in flames, Pahlavi legend on altar column. Göbl, Kushan 1313; Göbl Ia/6a; Alram 820. VF, toned, light corrosion, struck with worn reverse die.

From the Bellaria Collection.

See lot 134 for notes on the reign and coinage of this king.