SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 3.97 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. Good VF.Triton XXVI Central Asian, Silver Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 3.97 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. mzdysn bgy wrhr’n MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MN yzd’n in Pahlavi, jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-à-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle’s head, left, holding fravahr / wrhr ’n in Pahlavi) on left, nwr ’zy in Pahlavi) on right, fire altar; flanked by Bahram, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and queen, wearing kolah and holding ring; fravahr to left of flames. SNS II Type VIIa(1)/5a(1a), Style A; Paruck 158; Saeedi 168; Sunrise 789. Hint of iridescent toning, deposits, and die rust; slightly crystallized surfaces. Good VF. |