Sasanian Dynastic Issue
SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Queen and Prince 4. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27.5mm, 4.26 g, 3h). Style A. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint.
mzdysn bgy wrhr'n MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n w 'n'yr'n MNW ctry MN yzd'n in Pahlavi, jugate busts of Vahrām (Bahram), wearing winged crown with
korymbos, and his queen, wearing
kolah with boar’s head, right, vis-à-vis bust of Prince 4, presenting wreath and wearing
kolah with eagle’s head, left /
NWR’ ZY in Pahlavi to left,
wrhr'n in Pahlavi to right, fire altar with ribbon; flanked by Bahram and his queen, holding ring;
fravahr and taurus symbol flanking flames; triple pellets on altar shaft. SNS II Type VIIa(1)/5a(1a), Style A. Lightly toned, some scratches, hint of die rust. Good VF.