SASANIAN KINGS. Ardashir I, AD 223-240. AR Hemidrachm (1.68 gm; 18 mm). Mint A ("Stakhr"). Phase 1, circa AD 205/6-223/4. Bearded facing head, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with pellet-increscent / Bearded head of Papag left, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara with pellet-in-crescent. SNS type I(1)/1(1) (pl. 1, 4); Göbl type I/1; Paruck 11; Saeedi 8; Sunrise 693. Choice VF / Good VF. Rare.