Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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SASSANIAN EMPIRE. Shahpur II, A.D. 309-379. AR Drachm (4.02 gms), Mint I ("Ctesiphon"), ca. A.D. 309-320. CHOICE VERY FINE.
Sunrise-826; SC Tehran-84. Obverse: Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos; Reverse: Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown and korymbos; taurus symbol and fravahr flanking flames. A nicely detailed portrait of the famous rival of the Romans. Surfaces are nicely toned, though the edge is partly chipped.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $100 - $200
Sunrise-826; SC Tehran-84. Obverse: Bust right, wearing mural crown with korymbos; Reverse: Fire altar with ribbon; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown and korymbos; taurus symbol and fravahr flanking flames. A nicely detailed portrait of the famous rival of the Romans. Surfaces are nicely toned, though the edge is partly chipped.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $100 - $200