ARDESHIR I BI TETRADRACHM, SASSANIA, 223 - 240 C.E.
SNS type IIe(3d)/3a(2b), Sunrise 700, Good Very Fine, 25.8mm, 13.08 grams, C - Ctesiphon Mint
Obverse: Bust of Ardashir I to right, wearing diadem and Parthian-style tiara decorated with star
Reverse: Fire altar with diadems
A nicely centered and struck Tetradrachm of the first Sassanian King, father of Shapur I
