Tag Archive for: Kavad I

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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (3.90g, 21.5 mm), AD 499-531

Kavad I, Second Reign, Sasanian King AD 499-531 Sunrise # 967 (this coin), SNS Type Ic/1a, Gobl Type III/1, Extremely Fine Mint : Rev Ardashir or Rayshahr (Near current port of Bushehr in Persian Gulf). Regnal year : 25. . A fine…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (3.93, 27 mm), AD 499-531

Kavad I, Second Reign, Sasanian King AD 499-531 Sunrise # 967, SNS Type Ic/1a, Gobl Type III/1, Extremely Fine Mint: LD (Ray), Year 13. . An excellent example of the coinage of this period. The date in the form of the year of the…
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Sasanian Empire, Gold Dinar (4.06g, 21.5 mm), AD 499-531

Kavad I, Second Reign, Sasanian King AD 499-531 Unique and unpublished, Extremely Fine Mint: SIR or ShIR ( Ardashirgun - Modern city of Sirjan in province of Kerman in present day Iran). Extremely rare mint for gold dinars, Regnal Year…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.07g, 26.5 mm), AD 488-497

Kavad I, First Reign, Sasanian King AD 488-497 Sunrise # 959 (this coin), SNS Type I/1, Gobl Type I/1, Extremely Fine Mint: LD (City of Ray south of present day Tehran). . A fine example of a Kavad I silver drachm. Ray, the mint…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (3.93, 27 mm), AD 488-497

Kavad I, First Reign, Sasanian King AD 488-497 Sunrise # 958, SNS Type I/1, Gobl Type I/1, Extremely Fine Mint: KA (Karian). . Kavad, also known as Kavadh and Qobud, was the son and successor of Peroz. He was considered a lion at…