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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1865406, member: 15445&quot;]<b></b></p><p><b>Khusro II “The Victorious&quot; 590-628 A.D. was the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, &amp; the son of Hormizd IV. </b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b></p><p><b>This coin was minted in the 8th Century and is an imitation of the previous Khusro II type.&nbsp; This coin is dated Post Yazdgard Era 130</b></p><p><b>(130 PYE+ 651 = 781 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]314171[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Tabaristan </b></p><p><b>Arab-Sassanian Imitation of Shah Khusro II</b></p><p><b>AR Half Drachm </b></p><p><b>ca. 781 AD</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1.93 grams, 23 mm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Shah Khusro II wearing winged crown</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Fire altar with two attendants</p><p><b>Grade:</b> EF as struck with some peripheral weakness on the large thin planchet &amp; single corrosion spot on reverse. Beginning to re-tone.</p><p><b>Other: </b>Anonymous “Afzut” Type. From Lost Dutchman Coins October 2013.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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