SASANIAN KINGS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I. AD 272-273. AR Drachm (24mm, 3.46 g, 3h). Style D. Uncertain mint. Good VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 412.
Closing Date: Sep 25 2024 10:00 ET

Central Asian, Silver

Estimate: $ 500

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SASANIAN KINGS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I. AD 272-273. AR Drachm (24mm, 3.46 g, 3h). Style D. Uncertain mint. Bust right, wearing diadem and crown with korymbos / Fire altar flanked by attendants, the left, masculine, wearing crown with korymbos, the right, female wearing mural crown; triple pellets on altar shaft. SNS type Ia(1)/1(1), Style D and pl. 2, 9 (same dies); Sunrise – . Toned with iridescence, cleaning marks, granular surfaces. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Saeed S Ghobash Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 102 (24 November 2004), lot 82.


Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 12:17:00 ET.

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