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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4602335, member: 26302"]Everyone here has probably heard of Arab-Byzantine coins that were struck when the Muslims took over former Byzantine territories. Same can be said of Arab-Sasanian pieces. Less well know are Sasanian-Byzantine coins. There were struck when the Sasanid armies took over Egypt and the Near East from the Byzantines before the Muslim invasions. Short story is Khusro II, with his Parthian general Shahrbaraz, was on the verge of wiping out the Byzantine civilization. Unfortunately, Khusro II then got paranoid and ordered another general to kill Shahrbaraz. Well, the second general was a cousin of Shahrbaaraz, and they teamed up to go kill Khusro II. The Byzantines counterattacked, the Sasanid court thrown into disarray, both the Byzantines and Sasanians were exhausted and THEN the Muslims invaded....</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, for years we knew about Khusro II issues in Alexandria Egypt. I own both denominations but my photo ability is crap, so here is one from Wiki. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139956[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Only relatively recently has another type of Sasanian-Byzantine type been identified. It was struck in a different mint, (Antioch?) imitating a different kind of Byzantine coin. I have been meaning to pick one up, missing a few, but got one yesterday:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139960[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>SASANIAN KINGS. <i>temp.</i> Husrav (Khosrau) II. </b>AD 591-628. Æ Follis (30mm, 10.67 g, 6h). Imitating a 2nd officina Seleucia Isauriae mint issue of Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine, dated [RY 7 (616/7)]. Uncertain mint. Struck during the Sasanian occupation of the Levant and Anatolia, 610-628/30. Crowned and draped figures of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, both holding globus cruciger; cross between / Large M; six-rayed star above, A/N/N/O to left, [ЧI] to right, B below; CON in exergue. Pottier AA2-1.5 (same dies as illustration). Dark earthen green patina. Good Fine</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone else find transitional coinage fascinating?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4602335, member: 26302"]Everyone here has probably heard of Arab-Byzantine coins that were struck when the Muslims took over former Byzantine territories. Same can be said of Arab-Sasanian pieces. Less well know are Sasanian-Byzantine coins. There were struck when the Sasanid armies took over Egypt and the Near East from the Byzantines before the Muslim invasions. Short story is Khusro II, with his Parthian general Shahrbaraz, was on the verge of wiping out the Byzantine civilization. Unfortunately, Khusro II then got paranoid and ordered another general to kill Shahrbaraz. Well, the second general was a cousin of Shahrbaaraz, and they teamed up to go kill Khusro II. The Byzantines counterattacked, the Sasanid court thrown into disarray, both the Byzantines and Sasanians were exhausted and THEN the Muslims invaded.... Anyway, for years we knew about Khusro II issues in Alexandria Egypt. I own both denominations but my photo ability is crap, so here is one from Wiki. [ATTACH=full]1139956[/ATTACH] Only relatively recently has another type of Sasanian-Byzantine type been identified. It was struck in a different mint, (Antioch?) imitating a different kind of Byzantine coin. I have been meaning to pick one up, missing a few, but got one yesterday: [ATTACH=full]1139960[/ATTACH] [B]SASANIAN KINGS. [I]temp.[/I] Husrav (Khosrau) II. [/B]AD 591-628. Æ Follis (30mm, 10.67 g, 6h). Imitating a 2nd officina Seleucia Isauriae mint issue of Heraclius, with Heraclius Constantine, dated [RY 7 (616/7)]. Uncertain mint. Struck during the Sasanian occupation of the Levant and Anatolia, 610-628/30. Crowned and draped figures of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, both holding globus cruciger; cross between / Large M; six-rayed star above, A/N/N/O to left, [ЧI] to right, B below; CON in exergue. Pottier AA2-1.5 (same dies as illustration). Dark earthen green patina. Good Fine Anyone else find transitional coinage fascinating?[/QUOTE]
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