That’s freakin’ awesome! Thanks so much for the information.
By the style of the crown, this is khusru II, however Hormazd shared the same crown as well. The weight for these was also around 4g, so nothing...
I bought a coin last week I know absolutely nothing about than it’s pretty awesome. The 2x2 it was in says Sassanian Empire and Kursue (Kusroe)....
Here, as usual, is my brief, highly personal and biased, recap of my day at the Whitman Baltimore Coin Expo. This year I attended on the first...
[ATTACH] Armenian-Sasanian. AR drachm (2.97 g, 31 mm). Imitation of Sasanian drachm of Hormazd IV (579-590), Year 6, struck probably in the...
I went back and looked at the other Sasanid AR Drachm being sold by the dealer I bought the Hormazd IV from previously, and he made a good deal...
Nice gift and good kids! I have little knowledge on Sasanid coins, but here is a good website: http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sasanian.html...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm. Hormazd IV (579- 590 AD), Royal Year 3. Narmashir mint. Obverse: Bust of king right, Pahlavi inscription...
Here's two coins I picked up at the Baltimore show last November: [ATTACH] Coin 1: Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm. Hormazd IV (579- 590 AD),...
Parthicus, That poor fellow looks like a cast member of The Walking Dead :hilarious:. My only example of Khusro II is pictured below. Can any CT...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm (30 mm). Khusro II (590- 628), Royal Year 21. Meshan mint. Obverse: Crowned bust of Khusro right,...
I attended the Baltimore Whitman Coin Expo today (Friday, November 19, 2021) and was on the bourse continuously from about 10:30 AM to a bit past...
[ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. AR drachm (26 mm). Vahram II (c.276-293 AD). Obverse: Busts of King Vahram and Queen Shabuhrdukhtag facing right,...
I've had this Sassanid Drachm for years, and up until recently, it had languished unattributed. For the most part, I've narrowed it down to either...
To go along with the Parthian AE drachm of Vardanes I that I posted last week, here's another coin with some mystery over where it was struck....
Since everyone else is doing their year-end Top 10 retrospectives, I guess it's time for mine. The year started out slowly for me, mainly due to...
...:) Here are some places to start: =9']Search for Hormazd II drachm here on CoinTalk to see examples posted by others, and probably some...
[ATTACH] Tokharistan, uncertain ruler imitating Hormizd IV, after 590 AD, fixed year 11, 32 mm, 3.78 grams Obverse: Crowned bust right, within...
Another recent auction win from Frank Robinson: [ATTACH] Sasanian Empire, Rayy mint. AR drachm. Hormazd IV (579-590 AD), Royal Year 3....
Here's another of my wins from Frank Robinson's most recent auction: [ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. Khusro II (590- 628 AD), Royal Year 7. Herat...
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