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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 24661270, member: 81887&quot;]1. Yes, almost all Sasanian coins have probably been cleaned since being discovered.&nbsp; (I have only rarely seen uncleaned Sasanian coins for sale.)&nbsp; Most collectors in the West prefer to let their coins re-tone, while Iranian collectors often prefer their collection to remain looking shiny and freshly cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. I only know a likely find-spot for one of my Sasanian coins, which seems to have been found as part of a hoard near Kirkuk, Iraq in the 1920s:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sasanian-drachm-with-possible-1920s-provenance.397497/#post-8390128" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sasanian-drachm-with-possible-1920s-provenance.397497/#post-8390128">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sasanian-drachm-with-possible-1920s-provenance.397497/#post-8390128</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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