90, Lot: 119. Estimate $125. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Shahpur I. 241-272 AD. AR Drachm (25mm, 4.26 gm). Crowned and cuirassed bust right / Fire altar with attendants; pellet to left of altar column. Göbl I/1; Alram 689. Nice VF, attractively toned, scratch in obverse field, patches of encrustation. Interesting compact style.

From the Bellaria Collection.

See lot 116 for notes on the reign and coinage of this king.