SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir I, 224-241, AR drachm (4.46g), G-16 (type V/2), Alram-710, SNS-A49, late series: kings bust facing right, diademed, without a crown, but some of his hair tied to a ball above his head, the rest braided, both atop his head and hanging down behind him, long beard // fire-altar, with 3 pellets on the lowest base of the altar, VF to EF, R.
