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<p>[QUOTE="+VGO.DVCKS, post: 8188649, member: 110504"]I'm getting deeper and deeper into Sasanian drahms (/drachms /proto dirhams). Here are the two latest acquisitions. Right, while trying, very belatedly, to catch up with the history, which is fascinating, especially for the remarkable cultural pluralism involved. Evoking earlier phases of the Roman empire, along with the Islamic Caliphates, early phases of the Spanish reconquista (11th-12th c.s) ...and what am I forgetting, besides a whole lot?</p><p>The earlier reign is key, for one instance, to the late phases of the nominally united Roman Empire. The other one is exceptional for the clarity of the legends (which I only wish I could even transliterate), along with being kind of crazy late for the whole series, on the eve of the conquest by the Rashidun Caliphate. I'm lifting part of the dealer's description. (Pars Coins, on VAuctions --solid folk.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433185[/ATTACH]</p><p>Peroz. Second Crown. 457/9-484 CE. AR drahm /drachm (4.13 gm; 28 mm). BBA (Court at Ctesiphon) mint, year 6. Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, korymbos set on crescent, and rear merlon / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS type IIa/1e (pl. 88, A38); Göbl type II/1; Saeedi -; Sunrise 944var.</p><p>Then there's this, kind of amazing example of Varhran VI. Especially in reference to the 5th and 6th c.s CE, the portrait is a shadow its former, stylized but no less detailed self. --This is where you have to see this latest thread by [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER], whether for the first time or not. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/does-khusro-need-a-dentist.391694/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/does-khusro-need-a-dentist.391694/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/does-khusro-need-a-dentist.391694/</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433184[/ATTACH]</p><p>Varhran /Bahram VI (Chubin). 631-632 CE. AR drahm /drachm (4.10 gm; 31 mm). Mint: WYHC (Ctesiphon region) 0r VISP (Visp Sad Khosrau-Ctesiphon region), year: 1. Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendents; star and crescent above. Gobl I/1.</p><p>Back to this, there's 'ghosting' on the reverse, which can't help reminding me of European coins from the 10th -13th centuries, but the module and heft are still pretty impressive. And the legends --which I only wish I could even transliterate-- are pretty exceptional.</p><p>For those of us who are kind of stuck seeing various Semitic and Central Asian languages (and scripts) as an otherwise incomprehensible joy and delight, the best I can tell you is that enough is happening on the operant esthetic levels to make it worth the ride.</p><p>For Peroz, in particular, primarily from a military and, what, Romanocentric perspective, I can cheerfully recommend Peter Crawford's recent biography of the emperor Zeno (2019). He gives Peroz eight continuous pages. Thin on the ground as anything about the Sasanians is, simultaneously in print and in English, this is helping to amplify what Touraj Daryaee has to say in his overview.</p><p>...Well, Yeah, so given the recent, often amazingly erudite posts (<--that is Guaranteed 100% Hyperbole Free) that have gone up lately, does anyone want to post any more Sasanians? Observatons on any of the history would be no less keenly appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="+VGO.DVCKS, post: 8188649, member: 110504"]I'm getting deeper and deeper into Sasanian drahms (/drachms /proto dirhams). Here are the two latest acquisitions. Right, while trying, very belatedly, to catch up with the history, which is fascinating, especially for the remarkable cultural pluralism involved. Evoking earlier phases of the Roman empire, along with the Islamic Caliphates, early phases of the Spanish reconquista (11th-12th c.s) ...and what am I forgetting, besides a whole lot? The earlier reign is key, for one instance, to the late phases of the nominally united Roman Empire. The other one is exceptional for the clarity of the legends (which I only wish I could even transliterate), along with being kind of crazy late for the whole series, on the eve of the conquest by the Rashidun Caliphate. I'm lifting part of the dealer's description. (Pars Coins, on VAuctions --solid folk.) [ATTACH=full]1433185[/ATTACH] Peroz. Second Crown. 457/9-484 CE. AR drahm /drachm (4.13 gm; 28 mm). BBA (Court at Ctesiphon) mint, year 6. Bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, korymbos set on crescent, and rear merlon / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames. SNS type IIa/1e (pl. 88, A38); Göbl type II/1; Saeedi -; Sunrise 944var. Then there's this, kind of amazing example of Varhran VI. Especially in reference to the 5th and 6th c.s CE, the portrait is a shadow its former, stylized but no less detailed self. --This is where you have to see this latest thread by [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER], whether for the first time or not. [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/does-khusro-need-a-dentist.391694/[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1433184[/ATTACH] Varhran /Bahram VI (Chubin). 631-632 CE. AR drahm /drachm (4.10 gm; 31 mm). Mint: WYHC (Ctesiphon region) 0r VISP (Visp Sad Khosrau-Ctesiphon region), year: 1. Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendents; star and crescent above. Gobl I/1. Back to this, there's 'ghosting' on the reverse, which can't help reminding me of European coins from the 10th -13th centuries, but the module and heft are still pretty impressive. And the legends --which I only wish I could even transliterate-- are pretty exceptional. For those of us who are kind of stuck seeing various Semitic and Central Asian languages (and scripts) as an otherwise incomprehensible joy and delight, the best I can tell you is that enough is happening on the operant esthetic levels to make it worth the ride. For Peroz, in particular, primarily from a military and, what, Romanocentric perspective, I can cheerfully recommend Peter Crawford's recent biography of the emperor Zeno (2019). He gives Peroz eight continuous pages. Thin on the ground as anything about the Sasanians is, simultaneously in print and in English, this is helping to amplify what Touraj Daryaee has to say in his overview. ...Well, Yeah, so given the recent, often amazingly erudite posts (<--that is Guaranteed 100% Hyperbole Free) that have gone up lately, does anyone want to post any more Sasanians? Observatons on any of the history would be no less keenly appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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