SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (25mm, 3.09 g, 3h). Mint V (“Sakastan”). Struck circa AD 320-379. Good VF.

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Lot: 249. Estimated: $ 100

Central Asian, Silver

Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (25mm, 3.09 g, 3h). Mint V (“Sakastan”). Struck circa AD 320-379. Bust right, wearing merlon crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by attendants; bust right in flames; traces of blundered l'st in Pahlavi on altar shaft. Schindel, Münzstätte –; SNS type Ib1/3a and pl. 7, 95; Sunrise –. Lightly toned, traces of deposits, hairline die breaks on reverse. Good VF. Rare.

Ex VAuctions 231 (30 July 2009), lot 48.


Closing Date and Time: 2 August 2023 at 11:22:40 ET.

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