149, Lot: 189. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Shahpur II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (24mm, 4.08 g). Mint V (Sakastan). Struck circa AD 320s. Crowned bust right, crown with crenellations and korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; fravahr symbol on altar; "S" in Pahlavi to right. SNS 3 Type Ib1/1b(?); Göbl IB/5. VF, spots of encrustation. Rare mint-signed issue.