Watch List notes:

SASANIAN KINGS. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) I. AD 223/4-240. AV Sixth Dinar (14.5mm, 1.41 g, 3h). Mint C ("Ctesiphon"). Phase 3, circa AD 233/4-238/9. Bust right, wearing diadem (type R) and close-fitting headdress with korymbos and no earflaps; pellet to each side of crown, trace of star on far shoulder / Fire altar (flames 2) with diadems (type G). SNS type IIIa/3a and cf. pl. 10, A24; Saeedi –; Sunrise –; Zeno 35632 = Triton VII, lot 557. Toned, deposits in devices, scratches and marks, traces of die rust. VF. Extremely rare.