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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 7895579, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Sasanian Empire: silver drachm of Khosrow II, struck ca. 615-616 AD</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1363108[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> Bust of Khosrow II right, wearing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_crowns" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_crowns" rel="nofollow">winged crown</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> <a href="https://iranicaonline.org/articles/fire-altars" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iranicaonline.org/articles/fire-altars" rel="nofollow">Fire altar</a> with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khosrow_II" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khosrow_II" rel="nofollow">Khosrow II</a> Parviz, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire" rel="nofollow">Sasanian</a> king (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah" rel="nofollow">shah</a>) of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Classical_antiquity" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Classical_antiquity" rel="nofollow">Persia</a> (590-628 AD). Spellings of his name vary.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Silver, 30 mm, 4.1 g, die rotation 9h. Struck at LD (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray,_Iran#Classical_era" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray,_Iran#Classical_era" rel="nofollow">Ray</a>) mint, dated with regnal year 25 (615-616 AD).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> Choice Very Fine.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> SC Tehran 2784-6.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> Ex-JAZ Numismatics Auction #181, Lot 12, 23 April 2021. Prior provenance to the [USER=72712]@arnoldoe[/USER] Collection.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> Khosrow II, nicknamed "the Victorious", was the last great Sasanian king shah of Persia (Iran). He ruled from 590 to 628 AD, interrupted for a year by the usurpation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahram_Chobin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahram_Chobin" rel="nofollow">Bahram Chobin</a> during a period of civil wars. Five years after his death, in 633 AD, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_conquest_of_Persia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_conquest_of_Persia" rel="nofollow">Muslim conquest</a> of Persia began.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> This was my second Sasanian coin. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/newp-from-marc-breitsprecher-im-expanding-my-horizons-a-bit.314945/#post-3057327" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/newp-from-marc-breitsprecher-im-expanding-my-horizons-a-bit.314945/#post-3057327">My first</a>, also a Khosrow II drachm, had nice grey toning but a tighter (clipped) flan. This one seemed pretty attractive to me, though as of this writing I still know very little about Sasanian history or coins.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1363107[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363108[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363109[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363110[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363111[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363112[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1">05700R</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 7895579, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Sasanian Empire: silver drachm of Khosrow II, struck ca. 615-616 AD[/B] [ATTACH=full]1363108[/ATTACH] [B]Obverse:[/B] Bust of Khosrow II right, wearing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_crowns']winged crown[/URL]. [B]Reverse:[/B] [URL='https://iranicaonline.org/articles/fire-altars']Fire altar[/URL] with ribbons and attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. [B]Issuer:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khosrow_II']Khosrow II[/URL] Parviz, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire']Sasanian[/URL] king ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah']shah[/URL]) of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Classical_antiquity']Persia[/URL] (590-628 AD). Spellings of his name vary. [B]Specifications:[/B] Silver, 30 mm, 4.1 g, die rotation 9h. Struck at LD ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray,_Iran#Classical_era']Ray[/URL]) mint, dated with regnal year 25 (615-616 AD). [B]Grade:[/B] Choice Very Fine. [B]Reference:[/B] SC Tehran 2784-6. [B]Provenance:[/B] Ex-JAZ Numismatics Auction #181, Lot 12, 23 April 2021. Prior provenance to the [USER=72712]@arnoldoe[/USER] Collection. [B]Notes:[/B] Khosrow II, nicknamed "the Victorious", was the last great Sasanian king shah of Persia (Iran). He ruled from 590 to 628 AD, interrupted for a year by the usurpation of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahram_Chobin']Bahram Chobin[/URL] during a period of civil wars. Five years after his death, in 633 AD, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_conquest_of_Persia']Muslim conquest[/URL] of Persia began. [B]Comments:[/B] This was my second Sasanian coin. [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/newp-from-marc-breitsprecher-im-expanding-my-horizons-a-bit.314945/#post-3057327']My first[/URL], also a Khosrow II drachm, had nice grey toning but a tighter (clipped) flan. This one seemed pretty attractive to me, though as of this writing I still know very little about Sasanian history or coins. [ATTACH=full]1363107[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363108[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363109[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363110[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363111[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1363112[/ATTACH][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1]05700R[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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