SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27 mm, 4.29 g, 3h). Style I. HWPY (Herat) mint. Near EF.Triton XXVII Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 3 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27 mm, 4.29 g, 3h). Style I. HWPY (Herat) mint. mzdysn wrhr’n wrhr’n MRK’N MRK’ in blundered Pahlavi, bust of Bahram right vis-à-vis bust of prince 3 left; Bahram wearing winged crown with korymbos, prince wearing kolah with boar’s head / wrhr ’n in blundered Pahlavi to left, nwr ’zy in blundered Pahlavi to right, ire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; hw py in Pahlavi flanking flames. SNS type III(1)/1(1a), Style I and pl. 24, 64; Saaedi –; Sunrise –; Triton XXV, lot 6283. Deep iridescent toning, tiny edge split, cleaning marks, slight tooling. Near EF. Rare. |