SASANIAN KINGS. Jāmāsp. AD 497-499. AR Drachm (29mm, 3.88 g, 3h). AY (Eran-xvarrah-Šabuhr) mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 497). VF.

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Central Asian, Silver

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SASANIAN KINGS. Jāmāsp. AD 497-499. AR Drachm (29mm, 3.88 g, 3h). AY (Eran-xvarrah-Šabuhr) mint. Dated RY 1 (AD 497). Bust right, wearing mural crown with inner crescent and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon on left shoulder; to right, small bust of Ahura Mazda left, holding wreath / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS type Ib/1b; SC Tehran –; Sunrise –. Deeply toned, die breaks on reverse. VF. Overstruck on an uncertain earlier Sasanian drachm. Rare.

From the James A. Lock Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 13 May 2026 at 12:06:20 ET.

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