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Nomos 10

18 May 2015
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 17500 CHF
Hammer Price:  14000 CHF
Lot 65

SASANIAN KINGS. Bahram II, AD 276-293. Dinar (Gold, 22mm, 7.43 g 4). mzdysn bgy wrhr’n MRKAn MRKA ‘yr’n W’nyr’n MNW ctry MN yzd’n Elaborate diademed and draped bust of Bahram II, with short beard, winged crown (curved wing) and korymbos. Rev. NWRAZY wrhr ‘n Fire altar flanked by two attendants, both wearing crowns and each holding a spear. Göbl I/1 var. Saeedi -. Sunrise 765. Very rare. A beautiful, lightly toned coin with an especially elegant portrait. Extremely fine.


This type, bearing a superb portrait of the king wearing a crown adorned with a curved wing, seems to be very rare, indeed. Usually the general type is found with a straight-winged crown. The style is simply exceptional.

Online bidding closes: 18 May 2015, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 13:21:47 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:14000 CHF

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