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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 2492469, member: 42634&quot;]what a great story, and a great lookin&#039; coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>i have this coin of kvads son and successor khosrau (various spellings?) I.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/100_9410_zpsqerncsct.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/100_9410_zpsqerncsct.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/100_9410_zpsqerncsct.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Sasanian Empire. Khosrau I. AD 531-579. AR Drachm</font></p><p><br /></p><p>O: Crowned bust right, Pahlavi script./R: Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; RY date on left (regnal year 28, 558AD, mint signature on right, GU (Gurgon mint). 30 mm, 4.1 g </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>looking at wikipedia, i guess this guy didn&#039;t support the sasanian hippies, and fought a battle with their supporters&nbsp; and defeated them to claim the crown.&nbsp;&nbsp; he&#039;res a pic (wikipedia)...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Mazdakite_revolt.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>he was the cartman of his day i guess...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/19/19291d1c3d31644955fe0b5ce8d21993bd8a2b30372b5cd5e02cd437b734931e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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