SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.39 g, 3h). Style A/c. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint.CNG Feature Auction 120 Central Asian, Gold Sold For $ 12 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.39 g, 3h). Style A/c. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. mzdysn bgy wrhr’n MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN yz[d’n] in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos; : flanking lowest ray / nwr’ zy in Pahlavi to left, wrhr’n in Pahlavi to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the one on the left wears crown with korymbos, the other wears mural crown. SNS type I(1)/1ab(1a); Göbl type I/1; Paruck –; Saeedi –; Sunrise –; Heritage 3075, lot 32042 (same dies, but later die state). Lightly toned, hint of die rust, slight double strike. EF. Extremely rare, only two in CoinArchives. |