Lot 3565

Description

Sasanian King, Narseh, (293-302), silver drachms (3), (3.920 [illustrated], 3.596, 3.312 [illustrated] grams), obv. bust to right with radiate crown, globe above, with pallisaded headress, rev. fire altar with attendants, plain shaft or dots on shaft, (cf.Sellwood Plate III, No.26, Gobl plate 5, 75-6, M.860, 856 [dots on shaft], 857); Hormazd II, (302-309), similar silver drachms (3) (3.782, 3.502 [illustrated], 3.802 [illustrated] grams), (Sellwood 27, Gobl 83, 85, M.866, 868 [Eastern issue] [2]). Two are holed, otherwise nearly very fine and very scarce. (6)

Ex S.V. Hagley Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 48 (lot 2864) (four coins with Hagley tickets.