SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Obol (15mm, 0.65 g, 9h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 1b, circa AD 244-252/3. Good VF.

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Lot: 389. Estimated: $ 100

Central Asian, Silver

Sold For $ 140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Obol (15mm, 0.65 g, 9h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 1b, circa AD 244-252/3. Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos and earflaps / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing diadems (type 3b) and mural crowns; trace of taurus symbol on altar shaft. SNS type IIc/1a, style A, Group d. Toned, surface granularity. Good VF.


Closing Date and Time: 8 February 2023 at 12:09:20 ET.

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