Lot 253
SASANIAN KINGS. Narseh (Narsē). AD 293-303. AR Obol (14.5mm, 0.67 g, 3h). Style A/1. Ctesiphon mint. Phase 2. VF.
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$225
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$150
Bids: 11
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SASANIAN KINGS. Narseh (Narsē). AD 293-303. AR Obol (14.5mm, 0.67 g, 3h). Style A/1. Ctesiphon mint. Phase 2. Bust right, wearing crown with arcades, three foliate branches, and korymbos; hair in single group / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants, the left with korymbos, the right with mural crown; fravahr and taurus symbol flanking flames; triple pellets on altar shaft. SNS type Ib (zu 1)/4a(?); cf. Sunrise 811. Iridescent toning, slight roughness, scratch on obverse, delamination on edge of reverse. VF. Rare.


Closing Date and Time: 26 April 2023 at 11:24:00 ET.

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