SASANIAN KINGS. Ardashir II, 379-383. Drachm (Silver, 29 mm, 3.94 g, 3 h), Mint VII (‘Marw’). Draped bust of Ardashir II to right, wearing a plain crown with korymbos; along the dotted rim running anticlockwise from 11 h to 1 h, ‘mzdysn bgy ʾrthštry MRKAn MR[KA]’ = ‘mazdēsn bay Ardaxšīr šāhān šāh’ (‘The Mazda-worshipping Lord, Ardashir, King of Kings’ in Pahlavi). Rev. Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants, each wearing a plain crown with korymbos. Göbl type I/1. SNS III/1, type Ic/1a. Rare. Struck from worn dies and with some edge chipping, otherwise, very fine.