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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 2589742, member: 74834&quot;]Alegandron, you got yourself two first rate rarities. One from the throne games after the end of Xusro II, the proud and bloodthirsty conqueror who fell from high and perished likewise by the sword. Ardashir, a grandson of Xusro, was only a child when he ascended the throne (therefore pictured without a beard). </p><p>His father, Kavad II, had died from the plague. With the help of an able minister, Ardashir reigned for half a year, then was killed with his whole administration and other backers by a new king from outside the Sassanian royal house, Shahrbaraz (who reigned only forty days).&nbsp; </p><p>Your drachm is in a delectable condition!</p><p><br /></p><p>But the tetradrachm is even more attractive, I think. These heavy bronzes are known only from the start of the dynasty until the reign of Bahram II (274-293). I don&#039;t know if they are really tetradrachms, just heavy bronzes I think, but maybe others here know more about this. It&#039;s a splendidly detailed coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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