252, Lot: 229. Estimate $400. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Jāmāsp. AD 497-499. AR Drachm (26mm, 3.33 g, 3h). AW (Ohrmazd-Ardaxšir) mint. Dated RY 3 (AD 498/9). Crowned bust of Jāmāsp right; before, crowned diminutive bust of Ahura Mazda left, holding wreath / Fire altar, attendants flanking; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS III type Ib/1a; Göbl type I/1. Good VF, slightly rusty obverse die, minor porosity. Rare.