Lot 779
SASANIAN KINGS. Ardashir I, 223/4-240. Tetradrachm (Billon, 25 mm, 12.76 g, 10 h), Mint C (‘Ktesiphon’). Draped bust of Ardashir to right, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara decorated with a star of seven rays; around, an abbreviated form of ‘mzdysn bgy ʾrthštr MRKAn MRKA ʾ[yrʾn]’ = ‘mazdēsn bay Ardaxšēr šāhān šāh Ērān’ (‘The Mazda-worshipping Lord Ardashir, King of Kings of the Iranians’ in Pahlavi). Rev. Fire altar; to left and right, ‘NWRA ZY ˗ ʾrthštr’ = ‘ādur ī Ardaxšēr’ (‘Fire of Ardashir’ in Pahlavi). Göbl type II/5/2. SNS I, type IIh/3a. Some corrosion, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of the Swiss-Spanish coin dealer and former Swiss Guard at the Vatican José Truyol, formed since the early 1970s.
Starting price:
50 CHF
Hammer price:
120 CHF
Bid increment:
Closed
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Closing time: 07-Sep-24, 18:29:00 CEST
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee.

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