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LOT 3696
Sasanian Kingdom, Sabuhr (Shahpur) AV Dinar. AD 240-272.
Mint I ("Ctesiphon"). Phase 2, circa AD 260-272. mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN yzd'n in Pahlavi, diademed bust to right, wearing mural crown with korymbos; one pellet above and two pellets below diadem ties / nwr'zy in Pahlavi to right, šhpwhry in Pahlavi to left; fire altar flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns; fravahr to left of flames. SNS type IIc/1b, style P, group d/1; Saeedi AV5; Sunrise 740. Extremely Fine.(7.44gr, 22mm, 3h).
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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LOT 3696
Sasanian Kingdom, Sabuhr (Shahpur) AV Dinar.
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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