Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 705. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEDIEVAL. SASANIAN KINGS. Peroz. 457/9-484 AD. AV Reduced(?) Dinar (2.09 gm, 2h). Uncertain mint. Degraded Pahlavi legend, crowned bust right, ribbons rising from shoulders / Degraded Pahlavi legends, fire altar with attendants and ribbon; star and crescent flanking flames. Göbl III/1; Paruck 346; De Morgan pl. LXI, 10; Alram 884; MACW -. VF, struck with worn dies. Very rare. ($300)

The denomination of this issue of small gold pieces is uncertain, as their weight, on average, is much greater than a half-dinar.