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<p>[QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 2888083, member: 74834"]There is the recent book by Yngve Karlsson, <i>Sasanian Silver Coins</i>. Mixtum Publishing, Sweden, 2015. ISBN 978-91-982341-0-7. It has a historical overview and very helpful tools for identification, interpreting and understanding. Much more accessible than the Göbl book (which is pretty old, by the way: about 1969). But it's only about the silver, not about the gold or the (very interesting) AE coinage. </p><p>The tetradrachm of Ardashir I, issued in 224-230, is considered 'to meet the competition from the Syrian tetradrachm made by the Emperor Elagabalus'. </p><p>The book by Karlsson is an excellent guide for collecting these coins. Göbl is best for puzzling out tiny varieties.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 2888083, member: 74834"]There is the recent book by Yngve Karlsson, [I]Sasanian Silver Coins[/I]. Mixtum Publishing, Sweden, 2015. ISBN 978-91-982341-0-7. It has a historical overview and very helpful tools for identification, interpreting and understanding. Much more accessible than the Göbl book (which is pretty old, by the way: about 1969). But it's only about the silver, not about the gold or the (very interesting) AE coinage. The tetradrachm of Ardashir I, issued in 224-230, is considered 'to meet the competition from the Syrian tetradrachm made by the Emperor Elagabalus'. The book by Karlsson is an excellent guide for collecting these coins. Göbl is best for puzzling out tiny varieties.[/QUOTE]
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