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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1768382, member: 26302"]Let's see. First, the three purely Sassanid types you mention are not bad, but it does not have to be a a Peroz for a middle period silver, it could be any from 350-500. Shapur II made a lot of coins considering he ruled for 70 years. Many are attractive too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, kushanshahs are not indo-sassanid. They were sassanian issues struck in bactria right after the sassanids defeated the kushan there. Indo-sassanid issues were later, when the remnants of the sassanids fled to modern day pakistan after their defeat by the muslims. But, you will need two or three of these indo-sassanid issues as well. Doug has a nice page on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would think you would want at a minimum a Napki Malka issue and a Alchon hun coin. These were two very important hunnic types that imitated sassanid coinage. Then you mentioned a helthalite imitation. These are most common as Peroz imitations, though they do exist as a couple of other emperors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tye is an ok book, but a truly fabulous overview book of this area is "From Persepolis to the Punjab". Seriously, go to you library and borrow a copy, (interlibrary loan if needed), you will be BLOWN A WAY. My copy is a paperback version, and i am destroying it i use it so much.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, i have a paper on hunnic coins i did as a presentation to the twin cities ancient coin club last year. Pm me if you want a copy electronically. </p><p><br /></p><p>Btw, sorry AN, but i woukdn't call your avatar a white hun. It might be, or it could be turko-hunnic. I own a couple of those and like then a lot, but for a indisputable white hun, (hepthalite), coin, i would use a peroz imitation and a c/m khusro Ii. We are positive they are hepthalite.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1768382, member: 26302"]Let's see. First, the three purely Sassanid types you mention are not bad, but it does not have to be a a Peroz for a middle period silver, it could be any from 350-500. Shapur II made a lot of coins considering he ruled for 70 years. Many are attractive too. Second, kushanshahs are not indo-sassanid. They were sassanian issues struck in bactria right after the sassanids defeated the kushan there. Indo-sassanid issues were later, when the remnants of the sassanids fled to modern day pakistan after their defeat by the muslims. But, you will need two or three of these indo-sassanid issues as well. Doug has a nice page on them. I would think you would want at a minimum a Napki Malka issue and a Alchon hun coin. These were two very important hunnic types that imitated sassanid coinage. Then you mentioned a helthalite imitation. These are most common as Peroz imitations, though they do exist as a couple of other emperors. Tye is an ok book, but a truly fabulous overview book of this area is "From Persepolis to the Punjab". Seriously, go to you library and borrow a copy, (interlibrary loan if needed), you will be BLOWN A WAY. My copy is a paperback version, and i am destroying it i use it so much. Also, i have a paper on hunnic coins i did as a presentation to the twin cities ancient coin club last year. Pm me if you want a copy electronically. Btw, sorry AN, but i woukdn't call your avatar a white hun. It might be, or it could be turko-hunnic. I own a couple of those and like then a lot, but for a indisputable white hun, (hepthalite), coin, i would use a peroz imitation and a c/m khusro Ii. We are positive they are hepthalite.[/QUOTE]
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