379, Lot: 234. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) II. AD 591-628. AR Drachm (34mm, 4.11 g, 9h). ŠY (Shirajān) mint. Dated RY 25 (AD 616). Crowned bust right / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; RY to left, mint signature to right; star and crescent flanking flames. SC Tehran 3332-5 var. (
’pd in Pahlavi in outer margin); Sunrise –. EF, areas of light toning.
From the Delbert Carl Highlands Collection, purchased from Worldwide Treasure Bureau.