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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 24900168, member: 81887&quot;][ATTACH=full]1600051[/ATTACH] </p><p>Indo-Sasanian.&nbsp; Early period (c. 6th century CE).&nbsp; AR drachm (3.85 g).&nbsp; Obverse: Somewhat degraded Sassanian-style bust, similar to Peroz.&nbsp; Reverse: Degraded fire altar with two attendants.&nbsp; Mitchiner -.&nbsp; This coin: Marc R. Breitsprecher, 2024.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins of the Sasanian Persian empire circulated widely beyond their borders, and were extensively imitated and copied, even centuries after the last Sasanian emperor was dead.&nbsp; In the last few years I&#039;ve started collecting avidly in the Arab-Sasanian series of coins which were issued by the expanding Islamic state during the Rashidun and early Umayyad Caliphates.&nbsp; Sasanian coins were also copied by the various Hunnic and Turkic tribes in Central Asia, and by a number of groups in India.&nbsp; When I first saw this coin listed for sale, I thought it was most likely a Hunnic/Hephthalite issue based on style.&nbsp; However, the seller (Marc R. Breitsprecher) had it listed as Indo-Sasanian, and an old sales ticket from Stephen Album that accompanied the coin also attributes it to an uncertain Indo-Sasanian group.&nbsp; Although I have not found an exact match either in reference books or online searches, there are some very similar early Indo-Sasanians, so I think the attribution is likely.&nbsp; The Indo-Sasanian series continued for several centuries, eventually leading to coins where you&#039;d struggle to discern any trace of a portrait.&nbsp; Although not much can be said historically without a more precise attribution, I still like the look of this coin, and it was reasonably priced, so I am happy to add it to my collection.&nbsp; Please post your Indo-Sasanian coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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