SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Drachm (26.5mm, 3.90 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. .

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Lot: 265.
Closing Date: Nov 20 2024 10:00 ET

Central Asian, Silver

Estimate: $ 100

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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Drachm (26.5mm, 3.90 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns; fravahr to right of flames. SNS type IIc/1b, Style P; Sunrise –, but cf. 741. Toned with slight iridescence, roughness, a couple of edge splits with associated flan cracks. .

Ex St. James’s 87 (12 March 2024), lot 1031 (part of – obverse visible in lot image)..


Closing Date and Time: 20 November 2024 at 11:28:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.