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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KIWITI, post: 2235524, member: 75018&quot;]Join the Dark Side, you will. </p><p><br /></p><p>That is a beatiful example of a coin that emulates one from the Sassanian Empire (226-651AD). This may still &quot;look greek&quot; to you, but you can google it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>It should show a bust of the emperor on the obverse, but since Islam forbids living representations (God is the only creator of living things), they put a Diamond shape instead of his face. Same thing goes to the reverse, where it should have (again, if they were imitating the Sassanian coinage) an altar between two worshipers, but here they are mishaped in order to avoid any representations.</p><p>They are a little more expensive than regular sassanian issues, and Hemidrachm is not a common denomination. I don´t collect this in particular, but I would guess a range between 100-150 USD would be a fair price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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