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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3139117, member: 19463"]I agree, these are good to see in person. We have a problem online since not everyone realizes the size of photographed coins. By the time of Khusro II the things were pretty thin. Some earlier kings were chunkier and not as impressive but weighed the same. IMO, the good compromise came around the time of Peroz. His coins rather remind you of a US half dollar. They are less bendable but still large. You might recognize the BBA mint on the one below but the left letter is weak due to the metal lost to those broad shoulders on the portrait. The coin axis is 3 o'clock so shoulders tend to weaken mint city marks. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]802174[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3139117, member: 19463"]I agree, these are good to see in person. We have a problem online since not everyone realizes the size of photographed coins. By the time of Khusro II the things were pretty thin. Some earlier kings were chunkier and not as impressive but weighed the same. IMO, the good compromise came around the time of Peroz. His coins rather remind you of a US half dollar. They are less bendable but still large. You might recognize the BBA mint on the one below but the left letter is weak due to the metal lost to those broad shoulders on the portrait. The coin axis is 3 o'clock so shoulders tend to weaken mint city marks. [ATTACH=full]802174[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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