176, Lot: 124. Estimate $200. Sold for $252. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Ardashir I. As King of Persis, AD 205/6-223/4. AR Hemidrachm (18mm, 1.61 g, 3h). Mint A (“Stakhr”). Phase 1 (circa AD 205/6-224). Bearded facing head, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with pellet-in-crescent / Bearded head of Papak left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with pellet-in-crescent. SNS I Type I(1)/1(1); Göbl I/1. Near VF, light porosity.