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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3608936, member: 84744"]I noticed these in the auction and was very tempted! (Especially by the second one.) Congrats on a pair of very intriguing coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my Sassanian-Byzantine issue from Syria around the time of the Persian occupation. It's overstruck on a follis of Anastasius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]966338[/ATTACH] </p><p>This is a pretty crude one, usually they replicate the Byzantine style better.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your first coin's design is apparently derived from Heraclius solidi, which I don't think is found on either Sassanian-Byzantine issues or Arab-Byzantine issues in Syria. Steve Album seems to always attribute them to the Arabs. It makes sense to me that the Arabs wouldn't care much about iconography, so would mix-and-match Byzantine and Sassanian types even in territory that wasn't originally Byzantine. It would seem less probable for the Sassanians to issue a Byzantine type in Bishapur. But who knows! There seems to be lots of guesswork in this vicinity...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now that is a neat suggestion! But I don't think Heraclius made it as far as Bishapur. (That's setting aside your idea that it's not the name of the city on your new coin.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Related to your second coin, here's a somewhat similar piece that Steve Album sold:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]966349[/ATTACH] </p><p>One tends to forget about the Christian communities located in former Sassanian territory. (Or at least I do.) Another interesting idea![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3608936, member: 84744"]I noticed these in the auction and was very tempted! (Especially by the second one.) Congrats on a pair of very intriguing coins! Here is my Sassanian-Byzantine issue from Syria around the time of the Persian occupation. It's overstruck on a follis of Anastasius: [ATTACH=full]966338[/ATTACH] This is a pretty crude one, usually they replicate the Byzantine style better. Your first coin's design is apparently derived from Heraclius solidi, which I don't think is found on either Sassanian-Byzantine issues or Arab-Byzantine issues in Syria. Steve Album seems to always attribute them to the Arabs. It makes sense to me that the Arabs wouldn't care much about iconography, so would mix-and-match Byzantine and Sassanian types even in territory that wasn't originally Byzantine. It would seem less probable for the Sassanians to issue a Byzantine type in Bishapur. But who knows! There seems to be lots of guesswork in this vicinity... Now that is a neat suggestion! But I don't think Heraclius made it as far as Bishapur. (That's setting aside your idea that it's not the name of the city on your new coin.) Related to your second coin, here's a somewhat similar piece that Steve Album sold: [ATTACH=full]966349[/ATTACH] One tends to forget about the Christian communities located in former Sassanian territory. (Or at least I do.) Another interesting idea![/QUOTE]
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