125, Lot: 136. Estimate $300. Sold for $385. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Medieval] KUSHANO-SASANIAN. Bahram III (VI) Kushanshah Circa 350 AD. AV Dinar (7.77 g, 10h). King standing left wearing crown and sword, flames at shoulders, holding trident and sacrificing at altar; to right, tamgha / Siva (resembling the king) standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; to left, tamgha. Carter 35 (Varahran III); KM 744 (Wahram 6). VF, typical weak strike with rusty dies.

From the John F. Sullivan Collection