SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Drachm (4.01 g, 3h). Mint II (“Marw”). Phase 1a, circa AD 240-244. VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 439. Estimated: $ 1 000

Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 4 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Drachm (4.01 g, 3h). Mint II (“Marw”). Phase 1a, circa AD 240-244. mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN yzd’n in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos and no ear flap; tripple pellets on shoulders / nwr’zy in Pahlavi to right, šhpwhry in Pahlavi to left, fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns. SNS type IIa2/1(b) style B, and pl. 21, A9 = SNS Schaaf 60 = Zeno 287568 (same dies); Zeno 287558 (this coin); Saeedi 80 (same dies); Sunrise –. Deposits, some porosity, evidence of cleaning/smoothing. VF. Extremely rare, one of only three currently recorded.


The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Two – Lot 338–647 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 9 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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