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Lovely style. Rare variety.
Lot 122: SASANIAN KINGS. Shapur I. Gold Dinar. Rare variety. 
- Sold Winning Bid: $3,050
- 2 Bid(s)
Description
SASANIAN KINGS. Shapur I. AD. 240-272. Gold Dinar (7.39 gm; 21 mm). Mint I (“Ctesiphon”), phase 2, ca. AD 260-272. Bust of Shapur I right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos, one pellet above and two below diadem ties / Fire altar, flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns, Farahvar symbol to left of flames. SNS type Iic/1b, style P, group d/1, pl. 31, 143; Gobl type I/1; cf. Paruck 81 (no pellets on obv.); Saeedi AV5; Sunrise 740. Lovely style. Sharply struck on a full flan. Some minor deposit on reverse. Choice FDC with luster. Rare variety.
Lot Details
- Offered By: Pars Coins
- Lot #: 122
- Listing #: 959252
- Closed: Thursday, March 28, 2024 11:40:20 AM CT
- Estimate: $5,000