SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (26.5mm, 4.21 g, 4h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Struck circa AD 309-320.

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Lot: 274. Estimated: $ 300

Central Asian, Silver

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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (26.5mm, 4.21 g, 4h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Struck circa AD 309-320. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos; aw or sw in Pahlavi behind korymbos / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown with korymbos; fravahr on altar shaft. SNS type Ia/1b and cf. plate 3, A8; Sunrise –. Iridescent toning, areas of weak strike, hint of die rust. Near EF. Rare.


Closing Date and Time: 26 May 2021 at 11:31:00 ET.

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