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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3619855, member: 98035&quot;]If there is one thing I have learned as a casual seller of ancient coins, it is always double check those attributions! Finally decided to sit down at 2:00 AM and sift through my recent winnings from a Triskeles lot - some low grade, common Sassanian and Indo-Scythian silvers. I was working through this ugly &quot;Hormizd IV&quot; when I realized that the obverse astral symbols didn&#039;t have a star! Ten minutes&#039; research later, I(&#039;m 95% sure I) found it:</p><p><br /></p><p>Sassanian Empire</p><p>Bahram VI &quot;Chobin&quot;</p><p>590-91</p><p>AR drachm (4.10g)</p><p>YZ mint (Yazd, Fars)</p><p>Dated RY 1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]970190[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Bahram VI was a prominent general under Hormizd IV, and after the latter&#039;s death, he used his immense wealth and influence to usurp the Sassanian throne from Khusro II. He ruled for only one year, as Khusro II promised to return conquered lands back to the Byzantines in exchange for assisting him in reclaiming the throne. Bahram was defeated and fled East to seek asylum with the Turks, however he was soon assassinated by an agent of Khurso II.</p><p><br /></p><p>Comments welcome of course - I don&#039;t pretend to be an expert in Sassanian coins by any means.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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