SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. (21.5mm, 7.11 g, 3h). Style G. Merv mint. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 583. Estimated: $ 10 000

Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 8 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. (21.5mm, 7.11 g, 3h). Style G. Merv mint. mzdysn bgy wrhr’n MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN yz[d’n] in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos / nwr’ zy in Pahlavi to left, wrhr’n in Pahlavi to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing mural crown, holding staff, the right wearing radiate crown with korymbos, holding staff; mlwy in Pahlavi (mint) to right of flames. SNS type I(1)/1aαb(1a) and pl. 11, A49 (Roth Collection); Saeedi –; Sunrise 762; Zeno –. Lightly toned, traces of deposits. EF. One of three examples known.

Ex Morton & Eden 30 (29 November 2007), lot 436.


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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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