Triton XV, Lot: 1372. Estimate $12500. Sold for $15000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Narseh (Narsē). AD 293-303. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.29 g, 3h). “mzdys bgy nrs hy mrk ’n mrk” in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing crown with arcades, three foliate branches, and korymbos; hair in two groups / “’y nryy” in Pahlavi on right, “nrs h” on left , fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the one on left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown; fravahr and taurus symbol flanking flames; triple pellets on altar shaft. SNS type Ic/3b; Göbl type II/2; Paruck 170; Saeedi AV30 (same obv. die). EF, minor double strike and flan flaw on reverse. Extremely rare.