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LOT 2744
Sasanian Kingdom. Vahram (Bahram) V AR Drachm. AD 420-438. AS (Asurestan, Aspanvar) mint.
Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown and korymbos set on crescent; ribbon on shoulder / Fire altar flanked by attendants; mint to right. Göbl I/2, 156; Sellwood 43. Very Fine.(4.13gr, 29mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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