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Auction 112  11 Sep 2019
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Lot 411

Estimate: 5000 USD
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SASANIAN KINGS. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I. AD 240-272. AV Dinar (24.5mm, 7.20 g, 3h). Mint II (Merv). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN ya in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos; korymbos decorated with alternating annulets and triple pellets; annultes on shoulders; crescent to upper right / šhpwhry in Pahlavi to left, nwr'zy in Pahlavi to right, fire altar; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown with ribbons and korymbos and holding staff; mlwy in Pahlavi (mint) to right of flames. SNS type IIc/1a, style uncertain; Loginov & Nikitin 1, 26; Göbl type I/1; Paruck –; Saeedi AV8 (same dies); Sunrise 743 = New York Sale XXXVII, lot 396 = Zeno 163913 . Hints of deposits, evidence of possibly having been placed in a bezel. Near EF. Extremely rare, only the Sunrise coin in CoinArchives.

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