SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.02 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Struck circa AD 309-320. Good VF.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) II. AD 309-379. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.02 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Struck circa AD 309-320. Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown, the left with korymbos; fravahr on altar shaft. SNS Type Ia/1b, 8; cf. Sunrise 829 (dinar). Iridescent toning, deposits, slightly crystallized surfaces, hairline flan crack. Good VF.

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Closing Date and Time: 14 August 2024 at 11:35:20 ET.

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