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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 4377231, member: 91461&quot;]Nope this thread is not about Khusro ll (or however you would like to spell his name). Though I do have a coin of the scourge of Byzantium! Nor about Ardashir l, wish I had one of those guys coins.</p><p>This is about a coin that I won from Frank Robinson’s last “bargain list” auction that showed up broken, he did his best to package in a capsule with styrofoam, and still got banged around in transit by usps (who I am a huge fan of and really appreciate despite shattering what I feel is a really lovely coin).</p><p>As always, Frank was a stand up guy and said not to pay for that coin. But I let him know the check was already in the mail.</p><p>It showed up With some really cool pals looking like this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1104151[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1104157[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>With some spare time I set it to put together an ancient jig saw. So, today I broke her open:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1104153[/ATTACH] </p><p>and for better or for worse did my best with some super glue and a lot of patience:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1104154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1104155[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Hormizd IV</p><p>579-90 AD, Ar Dirham, 31 mm, Bust r/fire altar &amp; attendants, Yazd mint, Year 12; VF-EF, typically crudeness but not bad for this, portrait reasonably clear; some uneven toning; small natural holein flan. Shattered! 11.95. Ex: Frank Robinson</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a few pieces left over... but at what point am I gluing sand?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1104156[/ATTACH] </p><p>here are my others:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1104161[/ATTACH] Shapur II</p><p>Sasanian Kingdom AD 309-379. Drachm AR</p><p>23mm., 4,04g.</p><p>Bust of Shapur II right, wearing mural crown with korymbos and inner ribbon / Fire altar with ribbon and bust right in flames, flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown with korymbos, legend on altar shaft.</p><p>very fine. Former Savoca</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1104162[/ATTACH] <a href="http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/sasania/sas_khuI_1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/sasania/sas_khuI_1.html" rel="nofollow">Khusro I: 531-579 (Son of KavadI)</a></p><p>AR Drachm, Year 32 (563/564), Veh-Kavad pwzn | hwslwb</p><p>Facing bust, head right, wearing merlon crown with tassel to left and surmounted by crescent with |||: inside single dotted-border, crescents at 3, 6 and 9 o&#039;clock</p><p>dwcsyh | WYH Fire altar with twoattendants standing facing, wearing tall headgear, both hands on sword hilt, all inside single dotted-border</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1104163[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/sasania/sas_khuII_1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/sasania/sas_khuII_1.html" rel="nofollow">Khusro II: 591-628 (Son of Khusro I)</a></p><p>AR Drachm, Year 14 (603/604), Ram-Hormizd GDH apzwt | hwslwb</p><p>Facing bust, head right, wearing winged crown with star and crescent, inside double dotted-border, crescents with stars at 3, 6 and 9 o&#039;clockAPD in lower-right margin chldh | RAM Fire altar with two attendants standing facing, both hands on sword hilt, crescents on heads, all inside triple dotted-border, crescents with stars at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o&#039;clock</p><p>31mm x 33mm, 4.12g</p><p>Göbl SN, Xusro II, IIb/3 (Plate XIII/211-215); Valentine 50[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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