379, Lot: 213. Estimate $100. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 3.48 g, 3h). Uncertain ‘central’ mint. Jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with
korymbos, and his queen, wearing
kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, presenting wreath and wearing
kolah with eagle’s head, left / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram and his queen, holding ring;
fravahr to left of flames. SNS type VIIa(1)/5a(1b), style C; Sunrise 789. Good VF, areas of light toning, cleaning scratches, slight double strike on reverse.
From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 58 (19 September 2001), lot 834 (part of).