151, Lot: 137. Estimate $75. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SASANIAN KINGS. Balash. AD 484-488. AR Drachm (27mm, 3.85 g). AW mint. Crowned bust right; crown with turrets and globe, flame on shoulder / Fire altar with bust of Ahura-Mazda flanked by attendants. Göbl I/1; MACW 998. VF, light corrosion.

Possibly silver-plated over a base metal core.