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436, Lot: 310. Estimate $300.
Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.26 g, 3h). Mint C ("Ctesiphon"). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type G) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps; fravahr on shoulder / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type R); pellet on altar. SNS type IIIa(4a)/3a(2b); Sunrise –. EF, matte surfaces. Well centered strike.