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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).
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This is one of…

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.
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A fine example of an Ardashir II drachm.

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.
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Narseh's coinage follows the typical format of Sasanian coins. In addition there are symbols that…

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(?).
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Hormizd I, son of Shapur I reigned for only a year. The circumstances surrounding…

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.
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This style of silver drachm for Shapur I is the most canonical of all Sasanian coins in gold, silver or copper/…