456, Lot: 272. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) V. AD 420-438. AR Drachm (29mm, 4.23 g, 3h). AS (Aspahān or Aspānvar[?]) mint. Struck circa AD 425-438. Bust right, wearing mural crown with
korymbos set on crescent / Fire altar with head of Bahram right on shaft; flanked by two attendants. SNS type Ib2/2; Sunrise –. Bright surfaces, trace of deposits, minor die rust. EF.