Ancient Gold
Lot 1709 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $2,200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,200
SASSANIAN KING, Shapur II, (309-379), gold dinar, (7.195 grams), obv. bust to right with crown, flowing hair type, cross before, rev. fire altar, text around, (Sellwood 31, cf.Gobl 1309 [Kushan Gold]). Good very fine, very rare a variant from those illustrated in Gobl.
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