SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (23mm, 7.38 g, 3h). Hamadan(?) mint. Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. EF.Triton XXVII Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 2 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (23mm, 7.38 g, 3h). Hamadan(?) mint. Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. 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; pellets flanking flames. SNS type IIc/1a, style Q, group E; Göbl type I/1; Saeedi –; Sunrise –; cf. Zeno 264905 = Heritage 3089, lot 32141. Lightly toned, traces of deposits light die rust, slight double strike, edge bump. EF. |