Lot 16: A Silver Sassanian Dirham of Bahram II with...
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A Silver Sassanian Dirham of Bahram II with Queen and Prince, 3rd Century AD.
A silver Sassanian dirham featuring the conjoined busts of Bahram II, his queen, and a prince, all shown facing right. The obverse presents the king wearing his distinctive winged crown, flanked closely by the smaller busts of the queen and prince, each rendered with fine linear detailing around the hair and headdress. The reverse shows the traditional Sassanian fire altar flanked by attendants, though heavily worn with only partial outlines still visible.
3.6g
Provenance: Private collection from a distinguished Danish collector.
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