176, Lot: 125. Estimate $300. Sold for $325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Ardashir I. As King of Persis, AD 205/6-223/4. AR Obol (13mm, 0.61 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. VF.