379, Lot: 202. Estimate $100. Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. As King of Persis, AD 205/6-223/4. Æ (18mm, 3.26 g, 3h). Mint A (“Stakhr”). Phase 2a, circa AD 223/4. Bearded facing head, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara [with pellet-in-crescent] / Fire altar with no diadems. SNS type I(1)/2(1); Sunrise –. Fine, brown and green surfaces.