Catalogue
Lot 3564
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Vahran, II (274-293), silver drachm, (3.880 grams), obv. jugate busts of Vahran and consort, the queen's head topped with horse head, prince on ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $520
Lot 3565
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Narseh, (293-302), silver drachms (3), (3.920 [illustrated], 3.596, 3.312 [illustrated] grams), obv. bust to right with radiate crown, globe above, with pallisaded headress, ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
Lot 3566
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Shapur II, (A.D. 309-379), silver drachm, Type Ia/6a, (4.09 grams), obv. bust to right with crown, name in outer margin, rev. fire altar ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Lot 3567
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Artashir II, (A.D. 379-383), silver drachm, Type I/I, (4.09 grams), obv. bust to right with crown as a close-fitting headress, pearl border and ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $210
Lot 3568
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Artashir II, (A.D. 379-383), silver drachm, Type I/3, (4.09 grams), obv. bust to right with crown as a close-fitting headress, pearl border and ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $210
Lot 3569
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Shapur III, (A.D. 383-388), silver drachm, (4.11 grams), bust to right with unusual decorated crown, name in outer margin, rev. fire altar, inscribed ...
Estimate $350
SOLD $280
Lot 3570
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Varhran IV (6), (388-399), silver drachms, (4.23, 4.02, 3.87, 4.04, 2.912, 4.04 grams) obv. bearded bust to right wearing headress with frontal turret ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Lot 3571
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Yazdgard I, (A.D. 399-420), silver drachms, (3.98, 4.22, 3.72, 4.15, 3.98, 4.19, 4.04, 4.25, 3.58 [fragment] grams), obv. bearded bust to right with ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Lot 3572
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Varhran V, (A.D. 420-438), silver drachms, a range of mints, obv. bust to right with crown or headress of two turrets and a ...
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Lot 3573
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Yazdgard II, (A.D. 438-457), silver drachms, a range of mints, obv. bust to right with crown or headress of three turrets and a ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Lot 3574
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Peroz (Firuz I), (457-484), silver drachms, a range of mints, obv. bust to right with crown or headress of two turrets and a ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Lot 3575
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Valkash, (484-488), silver drachms, (4.06, 4.14, 4.01 grams), mints RD = Ray (2), Shi = Shiz, obv. bust to right with headress of ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Lot 3576
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Kavad I, (first reign 484-496), silver drachms, (4.08, 4.03, 4.02, 3.00, 4.00 grams), mints ST = Istakhur (2), GI = Gurgan, Shi = ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Lot 3577
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Zamasp, (A.D. 496-498), silver drachm, (4.09 grams), obv. bust to right with crown, small bust of son facing offering diadem, name in outer ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $270
Lot 3578
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Kavad I, (A.D. 498-531), silver drachms, second reign issue, various mints and dates, obv. bust to right with crown, name in outer margin, ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $190
Lot 3579
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Khusru I, (A.D. 531-579), silver drachms, various dates and mints, obv. bearded bust to right with crown wearing headress with two turrets and ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $250
Lot 3580
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Hormazd IV, (A.D. 579-590), silver drachms, various dates and mints, obv. bearded bust to right with crown wearing headress with two turrets and ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Lot 3581
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Khusru II, (A.D. 590, 591-628), silver drachms, various dates and mints, obv. bearded bust to right with crown wearing headress with two turrets ...
Estimate $500
SOLD $680
Lot 3582
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Artashir III, (A.D. 628-630), silver drachms, BISh = Bishapur year 2, (3.98 grams), another ART = Gor mint, year 2 (4.15 grams), another ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Lot 3583
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN QUEEN, Buran, (A.D. 630-631), silver drachm, SK = Sakastan year 32, (4.09 grams), obv. bust of Queen to right with long hair and wingless ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $620
Lot 3584
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Hormazd V, (A.D. 631-632), silver drachm, NIHCh = Nishapur year 2, (3.79 grams), obv. bearded bust of king to right with winged headress ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Lot 3585
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
SASANIAN KING, Yazdgard III, (A.D. 632-651), silver drachms, various mints, (4.04, 3.37 and 3.89 grams), obv. beardless bust of child-king to right with winged headress ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Lot 3586
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
HEPHTHALITES OR HUNNIC TRIBES (WHITE HUNS), (c.A.D. 475-550), silver and base metal drachms, various types and mints from the apogee of the Hephthalites (Kabul Valley ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $430
Lot 3587
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
TURKO-HEPHTHALITES OR LATER HUNNIC TRIBES (WHITE HUNS), (c.A.D. 600-799), silver imitative drachms, various types and mints mostly with countermarks, obv. crowned bust to right, rev. ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Lot 3588
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ARAB-SASSANIAN ISSUES, silver hemidrachms of the Ispahbads of Tabaristan, Prototype coinage of these Ispahbads, Independent rulers (A.50-52), Farkham (Farroxan) (A.D. 711-731); Datburjmihr (731-739); Khurshid (740-761) ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Lot 3589
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ARAB-SASANIAN AND ARAB BYZANTINE, copper fals (2), Imperial bust and emperor and son, (A.105, 110); silver dirhems, Anonymous types (2) (c.653-670), Sakaston year 21; local ...
Estimate $400
SOLD $850
Lot 3590
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
UMAYYAD CALIPHATE, `Abd al-Malik, (A.H. 65-86) (A.D. 685-705), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but Damascus mint), dated A.H. 80 = A.D. 699-700, (A.125, ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
Lot 3591
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
UMAYYAD CALIPHATE, Hisham, (A.H. 105-125) (A.D. 724-743), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but probably Damascus mint), dated A.H. 111 = A.D. 729-730, (A.136, ...
Estimate $250
SOLD $310
Lot 3592
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
UMAYYAD CALIPHATE, silver dirhems mostly from the common mint of Wasit and a few from Damascus, `Abd al-Malik, (A.H. 65-86) (A.D. 685-705) (6); al-Walid I ...
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700
Lot 3593
Sale 83 Jon Baker Collection (Ancient)
ABBASID CALIPHATE, al-Mansur, (A.H. 136-158) (A.D. 754-775), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 149 = A.D. 765-776, (A.212, cf.M.139). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170