278, Lot: 165. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. Fourrée Drachm (22mm, 3.79 g, 9h). Contemporary imitation of the Sakastan mint. Crowned bust left; retrograde Pahlavi letter before / Fire altar flanked by attendants; bust left in flames. Cf. SNS III type Ib1/3a; cf. Göbl type Ib/6a. Near VF, pierced and crudely filled, small breaks and wear in the plating.