SASANIAN KINGS. Bahram V, 420-438. Drachm (Silver, 28 mm, 4.20 g, 3 h), LD (Ray). WLHL'N MLKAn MLKA ('Wahram, King of Kings' in Pahlawi) Draped bust of Bahram V to right, wearing elaborate crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent. Rev. WLHL'N ('Wahram' in Pahlawi) Fire altar with head of Bahram V on shaft flanked by two attendants; in field to right, ST (name of the mint in Pahlawi). SNS III, pl. 64, 46. A rare type from Ray, lustrous and sharply struck. Virtually as struck.
Price realized | 110 CHF |
Starting price | 25 CHF |