SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Obol (15mm, 0.67 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272.

Electronic Auction 501
Lot: 180. Estimated: $ 75

Central Asian, Silver

Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AR Obol (15mm, 0.67 g, 3h). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos and earflaps / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns. SNS type IIc/1a, style P; Sunrise –. Deposits, some marks, reverse struck with worn die. Near VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 486 (24 February 2021), lot 298.


Closing Date and Time: 6 October 2021 at 10:59:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.