Drachm - Bahram I

Bahram I ruled for just three years before dying of illness in 276 AD, leaving a reign too short to generate the enormous mint output associated with longer-lived Sasanian kings. He is historically notable for authorizing the execution of Mani, founder of Manichaeism, in 274 or 276 AD — a decision driven partly by Zoroastrian priestly pressure from Kartir, the powerful high priest who effectively shaped religious policy across multiple reigns.

Sunrise 759 places this issue within a tightly defined die sequence. The relative brevity of production keeps well-preserved examples genuinely scarce on the market.