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<p>[QUOTE="Gil-galad, post: 2952398, member: 44154"]That's a very nice selection of coins you've received last year. Most of those I don't have in my collection, except for the Arab-Sasanian coin which I also received in 2017. Your collection has come a long way since I've seen it a couple years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]721518[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient Middle-East Arab-Sasanian, Abbassid Governors of Tabaristan, AR Hemidrachm, 136 PYE (Post Yazdgard Era = AH 170 = 786/787 AD)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: AFZWT, Right facing bust imitating Khusru II, wearing winged crown surmounted by star and crescent, inside single-dotted border, crescents with stars at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock. Pahlavi date and mintmark in lower left and right margins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: 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>Reference: Album 73, Malek 175</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex: Kayser-i Rum Numismatics +photo[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gil-galad, post: 2952398, member: 44154"]That's a very nice selection of coins you've received last year. Most of those I don't have in my collection, except for the Arab-Sasanian coin which I also received in 2017. Your collection has come a long way since I've seen it a couple years ago. [ATTACH=full]721518[/ATTACH] Ancient Middle-East Arab-Sasanian, Abbassid Governors of Tabaristan, AR Hemidrachm, 136 PYE (Post Yazdgard Era = AH 170 = 786/787 AD) Obverse: AFZWT, Right facing bust imitating Khusru II, wearing winged crown surmounted by star and crescent, inside single-dotted border, crescents with stars at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock. Pahlavi date and mintmark in lower left and right margins. Reverse: 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. Reference: Album 73, Malek 175 Ex: Kayser-i Rum Numismatics +photo[/QUOTE]
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