SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.39 g, 3h). Style A/a. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Near EF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 525. Estimated: $ 7 500

Central Asian, Gold

Sold For $ 11 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.39 g, 3h). Style A/a. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. mzdysn bgy wrhr’n MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN yz[d’n] in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos; y’yt’ nšt (= who has rendered the empire ‘just’) in Pahlavi in second line behind crown / nwr’ zy in Pahlavi to left, wrhr’n in Pahlavi to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the one on the left wears crown with korymbos, the other wears mural crown; on altar shaft, fravahr surrounded by three pellets. SNS type I(2)/1ab(1a) and pl. 4, A1 = Saeedi AV 11 (same dies); Sunrise –; Zeno –. Lightly toned, some slight hairlines, contact mark on obverse, traces of underlying luster. Near EF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives.


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Triton XXVI – Session Two – Lot 335-673 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 10 January 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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