102, Lot: 81. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Shahpur I. 241-272 AD. AR Drachm (24mm, 3.97 gm). Crowned bust right; investiture crown with eagle's head holding pellet in its beak / Fire altar with attendants; pellet to right of altar column. Göbl IV/1. Toned, good VF, edge chip, areas of porosity. Very rare.

From the Bellaria Collection.

The issues with this crown type commemorate his investiture by Anahit.