Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 90 23 May 2012
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) IV. AD 388-399. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.12 g, 3h). HLYDY (Herat) mint. Bust right, wearing winged mural crown with korymbos / Fire altar with ribbons and bust right (no flames); flanked by two attendants, each wearing winged mural crown with korymbos; traces of “hlydy” in Pahlavi on altar shaft. SNS type Ia1/2a (pl. 39, A40); Göbl type I/1; cf. Mochiri 89; Saeedi -; Sunrise 888-9. EF, some typical striking weakness on the reverse. Well struck obverse in fine style.