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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7896006, member: 19463"]Yours:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/02-sasanian-black-png.1363107/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mine is by far the lesser example:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1363268[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen quite a few Sasanian coins that were holed and plugged (like mine) so roughly that I believe it was done in antiquity rather than by collectors. My fantasy is that it was done at the mint to correct coins considered too light for release but I have not studied this enough to call it a theory. My coin also weighs 4.1g. Did the Sasanians weight adjust coins individually more than some authorities. The LD 25 on grifterec both have later countermarks which may explain their lighter weight. Mention is also made of small test scrapes which might lower weights of 'fat' coins. I know nothing. Anyone?</p><p><a href="http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_khuII_6.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_khuII_6.html" rel="nofollow">http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_khuII_6.html</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1363268[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It was mentioned that Khushru II coins are the most common. Is it going too far to say there are as many of his coins as there are all other Sasanians? Anyone else have this book?</p><p><a href="https://www.abebooks.com/Sasanian-Coins-sylloge-national-museum-Iran/30783669129/bd" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.abebooks.com/Sasanian-Coins-sylloge-national-museum-Iran/30783669129/bd" rel="nofollow">https://www.abebooks.com/Sasanian-Coins-sylloge-national-museum-Iran/30783669129/bd</a></p><p>Anyone want mine (both volumes)? These are overkill for my interest level.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7896006, member: 19463"]Yours: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/02-sasanian-black-png.1363107/[/IMG] Mine is by far the lesser example: [ATTACH=full]1363268[/ATTACH] I have seen quite a few Sasanian coins that were holed and plugged (like mine) so roughly that I believe it was done in antiquity rather than by collectors. My fantasy is that it was done at the mint to correct coins considered too light for release but I have not studied this enough to call it a theory. My coin also weighs 4.1g. Did the Sasanians weight adjust coins individually more than some authorities. The LD 25 on grifterec both have later countermarks which may explain their lighter weight. Mention is also made of small test scrapes which might lower weights of 'fat' coins. I know nothing. Anyone? [URL]http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_khuII_6.html[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1363268[/ATTACH] It was mentioned that Khushru II coins are the most common. Is it going too far to say there are as many of his coins as there are all other Sasanians? Anyone else have this book? [URL]https://www.abebooks.com/Sasanian-Coins-sylloge-national-museum-Iran/30783669129/bd[/URL] Anyone want mine (both volumes)? These are overkill for my interest level.[/QUOTE]
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