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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.20 g, 25 mm), AD 399-420

Yazdgird (Yazdgard) I, Sasanian King AD 399-420 Sunrise # 904 (this coin), SNS Type Ib2/1a, Gobl Type I/1, Superb Extremely Fine Mint: LWDY (Rev Ardashir or Rayshahr, both on the northern coast of Persian Gulf). . This is one of…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.16 g, 25 mm), AD 379-383

Ardashir II, Sasanian King AD 379-383 Sunrise # 870, SNS Ia/1a, Gobl Type I/1, Saeedi 214, Extremely Fine Mint: Unknown. . A fine example of an Ardashir II drachm.
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.13 g, 25 mm), AD 293-303

Narseh, Sasanian King AD 293-303 Sunrise # 803 (this coin), Gobl type II/2 variant, SNS Type Ia/1a, Extremely Fine Mint: Unknown. . Narseh's coinage follows the typical format of Sasanian coins. In addition there are symbols that…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.21 g, 25 mm), Circa AD 272-273

Hormizd (Ohrmazd) I, Sasanian King AD 272-273 Sunrise # 749 (this coin), SNS Type Ia/2b, Gobl TypeI/1, Superb Extremely Fine Mint: Ctesiphon(?). . Hormizd I, son of Shapur I reigned for only a year. The circumstances surrounding…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.10 g, 25 mm), Circa AD 240-244

Shapur I, Sasanian King AD 240-272 Sunrise # 741, Gobl Type I/1, SNS Type IIc/1b, Extremely Fine Mint: Ctesiphon. . This style of silver drachm for Shapur I is the most canonical of all Sasanian coins in gold, silver or copper/…