Lot 1002 – Sasanian Kingdom, Shahpur I (AD 240-272), AV dinar 7.15 g.
Lot 1002 – Sasanian Kingdom, Shahpur I (AD 240-272), AV dinar 7.15 g.
Coins » Ancients and Miscellaneous
Price realised
1’600 CHF
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 CHF
Auction date
mer. 18 juin 2025 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
Sasanian Kingdom, Shahpur I (AD 240-272), AV dinar 7.15 g. (21 mm). Obverse: bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos, Pahlavi inscription around. Reverse: fire altar flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns, fravahr on altar shaft.EF, lustrous surfaces, well-centered, full legible. Slight overlapping raised metal at 9 o’clock on the edge which is not a scratch.
Ex CNG auction 111, 2019, lot 472 (hammer 3500 USD).
Ex Chand Collection
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