97, Lot: 74. Estimate $100. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Ardashir I. 224-241 AD. AR Drachm (26mm, 4.25 gm). Mint B ("Ekbatana"). Crowned and cuirassed bust right / Fire altar with no attendants; pellet in inner left field. Cf. Alram, Beginning, fig. 22; Göbl III/2/2; Alram 673. Good VF.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.