SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (23mm, 7.19 g, 3h). Mint I ("Ctesiphon"). Phase 1b, circa AD 244-252/3. Good VF.Triton XXVII Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 3 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (23mm, 7.19 g, 3h). Mint I ("Ctesiphon"). Phase 1b, circa AD 244-252/3. mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN ya in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos and ribbons / nwr’zy in Pahlavi to left, [š]hpwhr[y] in Pahlavi to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns; fravahr on altar shaft. SNS type IIc/1a, style A ou Ater (?); Göbl type I/1; cf. Saeedi AV9 (for type); Sunrise –; Triton XXIII, lot 565 (same obv. die); cf. CNG 111, lot 472 (for obv; same die); CNG 109, lot 406 (same); CNG E-391, lot 344 (same). Lightly toned, light edge bumps. Good VF. |