SASANIAN KINGS. Vahrām (Bahram) I. AD 273-276. AR Drachm (27mm, 4.30 g, 3h). Style A/c. ‘Ctesiphon’ mint. Bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos; in korymbos, fravahr above triple pellets / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, the left wearing crown with korymbos, the right with mural crown; taurus symbol to left of flames. SNS type I(1)/1ab(1a), Style A/c, and pl. 7, 30; Sunrise 758 var, (taurus symbol to right of flames). Iridescent toning, areas of find patina, deposits, cleaning marks. Good VF. Extremely rare with fravahr on korymbos .
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