SASANIAN KINGS. Kavād (Kavādh) I. First reign, AD 488-497. AR Drachm (28mm, 3.63 g, 3h). BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Near EF.

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Lot: 331. Estimated: $ 100

Central Asian, Silver

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SASANIAN KINGS. Kavād (Kavādh) I. First reign, AD 488-497. AR Drachm (28mm, 3.63 g, 3h). BYŠ (Bishapur) mint. Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent, ribbons and crescents on shoulders; star behind crown, pyramid of six pellets above right ribbon / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS type IIa/1e; Sunrise –. Bright surfaces, slight die rust, slightly double struck. Near EF.


Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 11:50:00 ET.

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