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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 3794546, member: 74834&quot;]I just bought a rare coin (though Album calls it only &#039;S&#039;) in a sublevel condition. But Arab-Sasanian coins are really must-haves for me, so I had to have this one when somebody offered it at a numismatic meeting (lovers of oriental coins). These coins are very rare and sought after, all worth extensive study. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the pics, the coin is rather flat and hard to photograph. </p><p>Basically it follows the Sasanid Xusro II model: on the obverse the king&#039;s wing-crowned bust right, with text at both sides. The round thing left is the king&#039;s neck hairball (that sounds dirty, but in reality it probably was a hairpiece smelling of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrh" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrh" rel="nofollow">myrrh</a>, covered with pearls and gold thread). The stripes under it are the seams of the Royal Coat. Rev.: fire altar, but this time with texts, instead of the usual assistants. Outside the circles are crescent-and-stars, dots, and words. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013837[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>AE Arab-Sasanian pashiz, Darabjird, Yazdgard Era 67 = 698 AD. Anonymous Xusro II type. Obv. Sasanian bust r., behind: (Pahlawi<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> GDH (Kurra), before bust: afzut, in outer margin at 5 h: (Arab.) bismi&#039;llah. Rev. Fire altar between date and mint sigla, in outer margin at 5 h (Pahlawi) afzut, at 7 h (Arab.) baraka, ‘benediction’. 19 mm, 3.59 gr. Cf. Zeno 38998 (var. from year 68), and 7606 (id.). Gyselen 10 b (var. 1: year 67). Album 45.1. CG 39ff. ONS conference Oct. 19, 2019[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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