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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5176134, member: 19463"]What I don't know about Sasanian would fill a large shelf full of weighty books but anyone who looks ate these must be aware that there have been a lot of Bahram V and Yasdgard I drachms on the market in the last year. Since I had neither I picked up one of each in a Pars sale earlier this year. I was not aware that a Bahram V was noteworthy as "rare for mint name being written" but I decided to bid on this one since I thought I could see ART at the right. Corrections appreciated. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211696[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My only coin with the head in flames is Shapur II and too early to pertain here.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211697[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As if my opinion meant anything, I would question if the OP coin is of the expected style for Merv. My only coin from that mint (assuming that I knew anything - which I emphasize I do not) is a Khusro II with ML - year 35 mint mark and which is too late to mean anything here. What bothers me is the OP coin being rather more crude style than I would expect from Merv if my coin is of any indication. Looking again at my Shapur II and the OP coin, I fail to be convinced of the change to 'arms and torso'. Is the OP coin official or did it copy a Merv? </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211702[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/coins.html" rel="nofollow">http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/coins.html</a></p><p>That sent me to grifterrec (link above - my go-to for Sasanian) where I found quite a few Vahran V Merv coins with and without the head on altar including:</p><p><a href="http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_rs/rs8/i_sas_rs8-41_varV_sml.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_rs/rs8/i_sas_rs8-41_varV_sml.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_rs/rs8/i_sas_rs8-41_varV_sml.jpg</a></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Varhran V (420 - 438 AD)</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">AR Drachm</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Mint: MLW</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Regnal year: none</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">30 x 31 mm.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">3.69 gm.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Gobl I/2; SNS Ib1/2</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Diameter of obverse dotted border=25 mm.; diameter of reverse border=28 mm.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Die position=3h</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Obverse:</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Reverse:</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection</span>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I am less inclined to see the coin as from the same mint that produced the grifterrec coins (which admittedly vary all over the place in style). I consider the OP coin quite interesting and suspect that I would be more into Sasanian now were there shows where I could grab leftovers from the auctions oversubscribed with lesser grade but higher interest coins of this period. Perhaps I will when people spending their money on coin auctions go back to travel and other non coin activities. I hope, by then, to have learned more about these coins. Your help would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5176134, member: 19463"]What I don't know about Sasanian would fill a large shelf full of weighty books but anyone who looks ate these must be aware that there have been a lot of Bahram V and Yasdgard I drachms on the market in the last year. Since I had neither I picked up one of each in a Pars sale earlier this year. I was not aware that a Bahram V was noteworthy as "rare for mint name being written" but I decided to bid on this one since I thought I could see ART at the right. Corrections appreciated. [ATTACH=full]1211696[/ATTACH] My only coin with the head in flames is Shapur II and too early to pertain here. [ATTACH=full]1211697[/ATTACH] As if my opinion meant anything, I would question if the OP coin is of the expected style for Merv. My only coin from that mint (assuming that I knew anything - which I emphasize I do not) is a Khusro II with ML - year 35 mint mark and which is too late to mean anything here. What bothers me is the OP coin being rather more crude style than I would expect from Merv if my coin is of any indication. Looking again at my Shapur II and the OP coin, I fail to be convinced of the change to 'arms and torso'. Is the OP coin official or did it copy a Merv? [ATTACH=full]1211702[/ATTACH] [URL]http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/coins.html[/URL] That sent me to grifterrec (link above - my go-to for Sasanian) where I found quite a few Vahran V Merv coins with and without the head on altar including: [URL]http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_rs/rs8/i_sas_rs8-41_varV_sml.jpg[/URL] [COLOR=#ff0000]Varhran V (420 - 438 AD) AR Drachm Mint: MLW Regnal year: none 30 x 31 mm. 3.69 gm. Gobl I/2; SNS Ib1/2 Diameter of obverse dotted border=25 mm.; diameter of reverse border=28 mm. Die position=3h Obverse: Reverse: Note: Courtesy Robert W. Schaaf collection[/COLOR]. Now I am less inclined to see the coin as from the same mint that produced the grifterrec coins (which admittedly vary all over the place in style). I consider the OP coin quite interesting and suspect that I would be more into Sasanian now were there shows where I could grab leftovers from the auctions oversubscribed with lesser grade but higher interest coins of this period. Perhaps I will when people spending their money on coin auctions go back to travel and other non coin activities. I hope, by then, to have learned more about these coins. Your help would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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