SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.30 g, 33h). Mint B ("Hamadan"). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Near EF.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.30 g, 33h). Mint B ("Hamadan"). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type G) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and earflaps / Fire altar (flames 1) with diadems (type G). SNS type IIIb(4a)/3c(2b); Sunrise –. Toned with iridescence, light porosity, slight double strike. Near EF.

From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Album 45 (26 January 2023), lot 112.


Closing Date and Time: 3 April 2024 at 11:27:40 ET.

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