Ancient -> Kushanshah Hormizd I AE Drachm!

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  1. Windchild

    Windchild Punic YN, Shahanshah

    Kushanshah Hormizd (Hormazd) I

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    AE Drachm
    Baktrian Mint
    Pahlavi legend
    Bearded bust right wearing lion headdress with segmented ball (?); crescent and two dots behind. Long ribbons flow upward from ball of hair, behind
    Pahlavi legend
    Mithra (?) emerging from altar
    14.8mm
    1.91 g
    Cribb SI 19, #24 (Bactrian issues); Mitchiner ACW 1280; Gobl Kushan 1071v

    The dealer also had it listed as Zeymal p.257, T. 30, 31, but I am not sure what Zeymal is.

    This coin is listed on Zeno as #48442.
     
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  3. vlaha

    vlaha Respect. The. Hat.

    OOOOOOOOOOHHHH. Very cool coin(too bad I don't know anything about it).:D
     
  4. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Hmmm. Interesting WC
     
  5. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Hey Kid => very cool new addition!!

    :)

    ... ummm sorry, but what year is it minted?


    vlaha => strap yourself in, Dude ... I'm sure that Windchild will catch you up to speed!! (if not, then there will be experts para-troopin' in to answer your questions!!)


    Oh, and "welcome", my new Zorro lookin' frined!!
     
  6. Windchild

    Windchild Punic YN, Shahanshah

    Thanks :D

    This isn`t a common piece either...


    I can`t find out the date...

    I forgot to ask if anyone could read the date...

    This was minted by the third Sassanid ruler, and the information on when he ruled changes depending on the source.


    Also, welcome Vlaha, mon ami!
     
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  7. vlaha

    vlaha Respect. The. Hat.

    My monogram isn't a Z. But Hey, it's close enough. Also yes, People WILL fill me in....one way or another(insert maniacal chuckling).:D
     
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  8. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

  9. vlaha

    vlaha Respect. The. Hat.

    Ha! Sassanid, the rulers of the large thin heads(That's one thing that even a noob like me can recognize).
     
  10. Windchild

    Windchild Punic YN, Shahanshah


    After PMing me lol :D

    Plus, that was after it said in the title :D
     
  11. Ancientnoob

    Ancientnoob Money Changer

    Nice coin. Hormizd I was Shah of Persia in 272/3 AD. He ruled for one year. Youngest son of Shapur I. He inherited the defeated Kushan empire, where he took the title "Kushan-shah".
     
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  12. Windchild

    Windchild Punic YN, Shahanshah


    So the 1 year, 1 week that I read is correct?

    That's amazing :D
     
  13. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    very nice new coin WC, glad to see you back getting new coins again! :)

    interesting to see one of the style that isn't silver, i assmue it's bronze (or bilon maybe even)?
     
  14. Windchild

    Windchild Punic YN, Shahanshah

    It is nice to get a new coin...

    It's always a few months between purchases for me :)


    It is bronze.

    This type comes from the province of Baktria.

    A nice map.
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    Plus a Zeno listing here: http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=48442
     
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  15. Ancientnoob

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  16. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Good coin!
    • Zeymal, E V (1997) 'Coins from the excavations of Takhti-i-Sangin' in Studies in Silk Road Coins and Culture
     
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  17. Windchild

    Windchild Punic YN, Shahanshah

  18. vlaha

    vlaha Respect. The. Hat.

    True, but I was confirming the fact.
     
  19. Windchild

    Windchild Punic YN, Shahanshah

    Sure...
     
  20. Ripley

    Ripley Senior Member

    Here are a few of my Kushan coins.
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  21. Windchild

    Windchild Punic YN, Shahanshah

    This is from the son of the guy who wiped out the Kushan rulers and subjugated the Kushans.
     
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