Watch List notes:

Sasanian Kingdom. Shapur I. Silver Drachm (4.36 g), AD 240-272. Mint III ("Hamadan"), phase 1b, ca. AD 244-252/3. Bust of Shapur I right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos decorated with pellets surrounded by ring of pellets. Reverse: Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing diadems (type 3b) and mural crowns. SNS type Iic/1a; Göbl type I/1; cf. Sunrise 737. Untoned with traces of luster present. Well struck. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200
Ex Malter (7 November 1993), 362.