Watch List notes:

SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AR Obol (15mm, 0.62 g, 3h). Mint B ("Hamadan"). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. mzdysn bgy 'rthštr MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN yzd'n in blundered Pahlavi, bust left, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and earflap / NWR' ZY in blundered Pahlavi to left, 'rthštr in blundered Pahlavi to right, fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type R). SNS type IIIb(4a)/3a(2b) and pl. 14, A37 var. (bust right); Saeedi 68 (same dies); Sunrise 705 var. (same); Zeno 35626 = Bellaria Collection (CNG 66), lot 847 (same obv. die); CNG 108, lot 426 (same obv. die). Find patina with hint of earthen deposits, die break on reverse. Good VF. Very rare with bust left.