Watch List notes:

SASANIAN KINGS, Ardashir I, AD 223/4-240. AE unit (4.28 gm; 15mm x 18mm). Mint C ("Ctesiphon"), phase 2c, c. AD 226/7-228/30. Bust of Ardashir I right, wearing diadem (type R) and Parthian-style tiara decorated with star / Fire altar (flames 1) with diadems (type R?) (SNS type IIi/3a, pl. 6, 73; cf Göbl II/2; cf Paruck 27; Saeedi -; Sunrise 701. Original find patina. Choice EF.