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Auction 123  23-24 May 2023
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Lot 378

Estimate: 4000 USD
Price realized: 7500 USD
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SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) II. AD 276-293. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.16 g, 3h). Style I/G. 'HWPY/HRPY' (Herat?) or 'Marw' mint. Phase I. Bust right, wearing winged crown with korymbos / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the right wearing mural crown; pellet below altar. SNS type I1/1(1a), style I (for obv.) and style G (for rev.); Saeedi –; Sunrise 765. Lightly toned, doubling on reverse, evidence of having been placed in a bezel. EF. Extremely rare style combination.
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