SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (24mm, 7.31 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”)(?). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 578. Estimated: $ 2 500

Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 3 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (24mm, 7.31 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”)(?). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns; pellet below altar base. Cf. SNS type IIc/1a, style P, group d/1 and pl. 31, 143 (for obv.); SNS Schaaf –; Saeedi –; Sunrise –; Zeno 270934 = New York Sale 337, lot 392 (same dies, but earlier die state); CNG E-421, lot 424 (same dies, but without + on obv.). Lightly toned, die rust, hint of underlying luster. EF.


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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Two – Lot 319-587 will be held Monday afternoon, 18 May 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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