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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;furryfrog02, post: 3261858, member: 41219&quot;]While helping my son pick out 10 coins (&quot;How can I only pick 10 dad?!&quot;) to show his cub scout den for his collecting badge, he pulled this one out as one of the ones he wanted to show. This was one of the coins he received last month from a forum member to help him learn to better ID.&nbsp; He loves it for the size, the interesting design, and the beautiful rainbow toning that radiates from the center of the coin, which I was unfortunately unable to capture in my sub-par pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>We realized then, that we have been unable to identify it properly. We weighed it (4.14g) and tried to guesstimate the diameter (approx 30mm).&nbsp; I showed him the crescent moon on the obverse and explained to him that it was an Islamic religious symbol.&nbsp; We decided to google &quot;silver islamic 4.14g coin&quot; haha...very scientific <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lo-and-behold, it came back with some results that were fairly similar!</p><p><br /></p><p>With a few slightly more refined searches we were able to confidently narrow it down to a ruler. With that being said, we are not able to tell the mint or year.&nbsp; Now, both of those are listed on the envelope that the coin came in BUT we would like to be able to do it ourselves. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the coin and our Identification:</p><p><br /></p><p>Hormazd IV</p><p>570-590 AD</p><p>Drachm, 4.14g</p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; Bust of Hormizd IV right, wearing tall cap, crenellated crown with crescent and diadem tie below elevated globe, crescent at front, star left and right. Short beard, small ball of hair, moustache; diadem behind each shoulder, crescent on each shoulder. 1 ring, star and crescent symbols.</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Fire altar with upturned diadem ties. Two facing attendants wearing crowns with globe, holding staff resting on the ground in front. Star left, crescent right of flames. 1 ring.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]858132[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>We found <a href="http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hormozd-iv" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hormozd-iv" rel="nofollow">here</a> that his coins were dated 1-12 on his coin for the years of his rule:</p><p>&quot;Hormozd left no monuments. His coins portray him wearing a crown similar to that of his father but with a very high cap; they are dated to year 1 through 12 of his reign&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>We also found an example of the coin that is dated 590 here on the British Museum&#039;s <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=904215&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=hormizd+iv&amp;page=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=904215&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=hormizd+iv&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">website</a>.&nbsp; Our inscriptions look quite similar but I&#039;m not confident enough to say that they are exact.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Does anyone have any website resources on these coins? We sure would like to see them if you have them!&nbsp; Also, if you have any drachms, please post them. We&#039;d love to see them! Thanks for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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