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LOT 3418
Group of Four [4] AR Drachms of Sasanian Kingdom. 4th-5th century AD.
Various mints and dates. Very fine.(16.00gr total.).
ProvenanceEx property of a South West London gentleman.
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Seleukid Empire, Antiochos III(?) AE 9mm. Circa 222-187 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΑΝΤΙΟ[...], elephant standing to left (or right). Cf. SC 979; cf. HGC 9, 560. 1.11gr, 9mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Peroz I AR Drachm. AD 457/9-484.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
AS (Aspahān) mint. Struck circa AD 477-484. Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings, frontal crescent, and korymbos set on crescent, ribbon over each shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Göbl type III/1; SNS III type IIIb/1c. 4.10gr, 28mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Sasanian Kingdom. Kavad I AR Drachm. Date RY 1(?) (AD 488). BYS (Bishapur) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bust to right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent, ribbons and crescents on shoulders; star behind crown / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. Cf. SNS type IIa/1e. 3.57gr, 28mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
