102, Lot: 124. Estimate $300. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Khosrau IV or V. Circa 631-637(?) AD. AR Drachm (31mm, 3.84 gm). WYHC (Arragan or Ctesiphon) mint. Dated year 4 (634/5 AD). Crowned bust right, ribbon over right shoulder; crescent and ribbon over left, stars flanking crown; monogram in left field / Fire altar with attendants and ribbon, star and crescent flanking flames, regnal year to left, mint signature to right. Göbl I/1 (Khosrau V). VF, toned, areas of encrustation. Very rare. ($300)

From the Bellaria Collection.

See Malek, "A Survey of Research on Sasanian Numismatics," in NumChron 1993, pg. 239, for a discussion on the attribution of this ruler.