SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II. AD 276-293. AV Dinar (23.5mm, 7.38 g, 3h). Style I. ‘HWPY/HRPY’ (Herat?) mint. Phase I.

CNG Feature Auction 120
Lot: 604. Estimated: $ 5 000

Central Asian, Gold

Sold For $ 9 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II. AD 276-293. AV Dinar (23.5mm, 7.38 g, 3h). Style I. ‘HWPY/HRPY’ (Herat?) mint. Phase I. Blundered mzdysn bgy wrhr’n MRK’ ’yr’n MN yzd’n in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing winged crown with korymbos; : above ribbons / Blundered nwr ’zy (in Pahlavi) on left, blundered wrhr ’n (in Pahlavi) on right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the right wearing mural crown; fravahr and taurus symbol flanking flames; triple pellets on altar shaft. SNS type I(1)/1(1a), style I (unrecorded as a dinar); Göbl type I/1; Paruck –; Saeedi –; Sunrise –; Zeno 218938 = Gorny & Mosch 261, lot 430 (same dies); Triton XXIII, lot 569 (same dies); VAuctions - Pars Coins Sale 1, lot 209 (same dies). Lightly toned, evidence of prior mounting. EF. Extremely rare.


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