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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2351337, member: 19463&quot;]Tonight&#039;s &#039;new to me&#039; is an AR drachm of the Sasanian king Ardashir III.&nbsp; A grandson of the most common Sasanian ruler Khusru II, the 8 year old Ardashir&#039;s reign started in one year and ended in the next for a total of about 7 months so we get some like this dated year two.&nbsp; I&#039;m reading the mint as AY but I am not certain on this. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]478758[/ATTACH]</p><p>Ardashir&#039;s coins look very much like his grandfather&#039;s but he has no beard and there are a few other distinctions even if you do not read the legends.&nbsp; My bad attitude says why pay more for a coin that looks so much like a common coin but, thinking about it, coins of Tetricus I, Marius and Domitianus II all look a lot alike as well and we make a big deal about those differences.&nbsp; For comparison, below is a Khushu II drachm.&nbsp; How much more is a coin from a 7 month reign of a child compared to a 38 year reign of a major figure?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]478757[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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