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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1808675, member: 42773"]Well, something like this...</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Obv.:</i> Facing bust imitating Khusru II, head right, wearing winged crown surmounted by star and crescent, inside linear border, crescents with stars at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock; |?U| in lower left margin, ??? in lower-right margin</p><p>Pahlavi date | Mint mark</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Rev.: </i>Sasanian style fire altar with two attendants standing facing, crescents on their heads, both hands on sword hilt, inside triple dotted-border, crescents with stars at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock, three pellets at the diagonals</p><p><br /></p><p>That may be overkill - more of a sylloge description. I don't know these coins, so I don't recognize some of the symbols, hence the question marks. I defer to the experts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 1808675, member: 42773"]Well, something like this... [I]Obv.:[/I] Facing bust imitating Khusru II, head right, wearing winged crown surmounted by star and crescent, inside linear border, crescents with stars at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock; |?U| in lower left margin, ??? in lower-right margin Pahlavi date | Mint mark [I]Rev.: [/I]Sasanian style fire altar with two attendants standing facing, crescents on their heads, both hands on sword hilt, inside triple dotted-border, crescents with stars at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock, three pellets at the diagonals That may be overkill - more of a sylloge description. I don't know these coins, so I don't recognize some of the symbols, hence the question marks. I defer to the experts.[/QUOTE]
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