136, Lot: 115. Estimate $100. Sold for $705. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Narseh. 293-303 AD. AR Drachm (27mm, 3.84 g). Crowned bust right / Fire altar with attendants and ribbon; taurus and fravahr (wreath) symbols flanking flames. Göbl II/2. VF, toned.

Slightly different from the normal types of Narseh; the tall branches on the crown are reduced to sprays, and the taurus and wreath symbols have switched positions.