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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 2211625, member: 26302&quot;][ATTACH=full]432145[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Listed as Gobl Type VII as AE unit. Nowadays listed as a 6 chalkoi. 25 mm, about 10 grams. Just a copper piece of Ardashir and Shapur, (both later being termed &quot;Greats&quot;). Ardashir and his brother Shapur were the ones who defeated the Parthians and started the Sassanid empire. Shapur, (Ardashir&#039;s brother), died early on and it was up to Ardashir to finish defeating the Parthian&#039;s. So, its not surprising he named his first son Shapur.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is Tom Mallon&#039;s great site on the coins:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_ardI_2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_ardI_2.html" rel="nofollow">http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_ardI_2.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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