Catalogue
Sasanian King, Peroz I, (A.D. 457-484), silver drachm, (4.14 g), mint of VH (Ver Artashir), obv. text in Pahlavi, wearing crown and two wings, cuirassed bust right, on floral ornament, wearing mural crown over crescent and korymbos, rev. "Fire of Shahpur" in Pahlavi, fire altar flanked by two attendants, star and crescent to left and right, (Sellwood 49, SNS Type IIIb/1c, Karlsson D29, Gobl type III/1, cf.illustration 174, cf.Sunrise 941). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Sasanian King, Hormizd IV, (A.D. 579-590), silver drachms, mints AB (Abarshahr) year 4 (582 A.D.), BYS Bishhapur year 8 (586 A.D.); NYHC Ctesiphon year 10 (588 A.D.); ART Ardashir-Khurra year 11 (589 A.D.) (illustrated), obv. bust to right with crown, name in outer margin, text in Pahlavi, rev. fire altar with attendants, (Sellwood 55, 56, Karlsson D84-103, Gobl 200-202). Very fine or better, all with descriptive tickets. (4)
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Sasanian King, Khusru (Husrav) II, (A.D. 590-628), silver drachms (5, one illustrated), various mints and dates, obv. text in Pahlavi, mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings and star in crescent, ribbons and crescents on shoulders, star and crescents on three sides of outer two rings of border, rev. "Fire of Shahpur" in Pahlavi, fire altar flanked by two attendants, star and crescent to left and right flanking flames, stars and crescents around the three outer rings, (Sellwood 65, Karlsson D170, Gobl type II/3, cf.illustration 213, cf.Sunrise 979). Mostly very fine - nearly extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $440