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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3608788, member: 26302"]Good discussion sir. Your coin I could easily see it as an interpretation of a Sassanid issue, looking very much like the famed Khusro II facing bust coins. However, mine is clearly a Byzantine derivative of a Heraclius and son type, with no known Sassanid issues looking anything like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are right, the Bishapur had me stumped, and my assertion was completely based upon the obverse style yet Pahlavi legends. Do you think it could possibly be a Byzantine Sassanid issue, when the Byzantines conquered the Sassanids in return? It sure looks a lot like yours, but enough significant differences remain that they could be very different issues. Or, do you think they are just different varieties issued for Bishapur? If so, it would seem very strange to use Byzantine style obverses for a Bishapur local issue, especially when they had issues like yours that DID look like Sassanid designs.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think of my second coin? It is very much more Byzantine than anything, yet is written in Pahlavi. I am fine classifying this first one as a true Arab Sassanian struck for local commerce in Bishapur, yet the obverse is very confusing to me then.</p><p><br /></p><p>Btw, when I first saw this coin I thought exactly what you said, local Bishapur Arab Sassanid, (which I love, believing the coppers to be fascinating and underappreciated, maybe because they are so rare), but the obverse, being such a good Byzantine imitation, threw me off.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3608788, member: 26302"]Good discussion sir. Your coin I could easily see it as an interpretation of a Sassanid issue, looking very much like the famed Khusro II facing bust coins. However, mine is clearly a Byzantine derivative of a Heraclius and son type, with no known Sassanid issues looking anything like this. You are right, the Bishapur had me stumped, and my assertion was completely based upon the obverse style yet Pahlavi legends. Do you think it could possibly be a Byzantine Sassanid issue, when the Byzantines conquered the Sassanids in return? It sure looks a lot like yours, but enough significant differences remain that they could be very different issues. Or, do you think they are just different varieties issued for Bishapur? If so, it would seem very strange to use Byzantine style obverses for a Bishapur local issue, especially when they had issues like yours that DID look like Sassanid designs. What do you think of my second coin? It is very much more Byzantine than anything, yet is written in Pahlavi. I am fine classifying this first one as a true Arab Sassanian struck for local commerce in Bishapur, yet the obverse is very confusing to me then. Btw, when I first saw this coin I thought exactly what you said, local Bishapur Arab Sassanid, (which I love, believing the coppers to be fascinating and underappreciated, maybe because they are so rare), but the obverse, being such a good Byzantine imitation, threw me off.[/QUOTE]
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