Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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SASSANIAN EMPIRE. Husrav I, A.D. 531-579. (4.14 gms), GD (Gay) Mint, Uncertain Date. EXTREMELY FINE.
Sellwood-54; cf. SC Tehran, 676-704. Obverse: Crowned bust right; Reverse: Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. An attractive Drachm with a strong portrait of the Shahanshah. The surfaces are toned with mottled charcoal color and the splashy fields show glimmers of electric blue.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $100 - $200
Sellwood-54; cf. SC Tehran, 676-704. Obverse: Crowned bust right; Reverse: Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. An attractive Drachm with a strong portrait of the Shahanshah. The surfaces are toned with mottled charcoal color and the splashy fields show glimmers of electric blue.
From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection.
Estimate: $100 - $200