SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.03 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. Good VF.

Triton XXIX
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Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II, with Prince 3. AD 276-293. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.03 g, 3h). Style A. 'Ctesiphon' mint. Blundered mzdysn bgy wrhr’n MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry in Pahlavi, bust of Bahram right vis-à-vis bust of prince 3 left; Bahram wearing winged crown with korymbos, prince wearing kolah with boar’s head; pseudo-Pahlavi legend around / Blundered nwr’ zy in Pahlavi to left, blundered wrhr’n in Pahlavi to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; fravahr and crescent flanking flames. SNS type III(1)/1(1a), Style A; Saaedi –; Sunrise –. Deeply toned, with iridescence, small area of weak strike on reverse. Good VF.

From the JTB Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 90 (23 May 2012), lot 895.


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