Tag Archive for: Sasanian Empire

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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.08g, 31.5 mm), AD 632-651

Yazdgird III, Sasanian King AD 632-651 Sunrise # 1010, Gobl Type I/1, Mochiri 388, Extremely Fine Mint: SK (Sakastan)-Present day province of Sistan. Year: 3 (regnal Year). . Yazdgird III was the last of the Sasanian monarchs. He…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.21g, 32.5 mm), AD 631-632

Hormizd V or VI, Sasanian Kings AD 631-632 Sunrise # 1008, Goble Type I/1, Mochiri 929, Saeedi 305, Superb Extremely Fine Mint: AIRAN (Present day Shush). Year: 2 (regnal year). . Hormizd V or VI is among the dozen pretenders to…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.16g, 32.5 mm), AD 631-632

Azarmidukht, Sasanian Queen AD 631-632 Mochiri ENIS II, # 505, Nearly Mint State Mint: WYHC. Year: 1 (regnal year). One of the great rarities in this series. . Queen Azarmidukht was sister of Queen Buran and daughter of Khosrau…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.09g, 33 mm), AD 630

Buran (Poorandokht or Purandokht), Sasanian Queen AD 630 Sunrise # 1005(this coin), Goble Type I/1, Mochiri 1466, Saeedi 302, Superb Extremely Fine Mint : GO or GW - Gorgan. Year: 1 (regnal year), Gorgan mint is extremely rare among Buran's…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.16g, 31 mm), AD 629-631 or AD 631-637

Khosrau (Husrav) III or Khosrau(Husrav) V, Sasanian King AD 629-631 or AD 631-637 Sunrise # 1003, Goble TypeI/1, Mochiri 437, Saeedi 310, Extremely Fine Mint: WYHC (Veh-az-Amid-Kavad)-There are several interpretation as to where this…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.16g, 31 mm), AD 628-630

Ardashir III, Sasanian King AD 628-630 Sunrise # 993, Gobl Type I/1, Superb Extremely Fine Mint: ART ( Ardashir Xvarrah)-Present day Firuzabad. Rare mint for this monarch. Year: 2 (regnal year). . Ardashir III was the son of Kavad…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.17g, 31 mm), AD 628

Kavad II (Kavadh or Qobad), Sasanian King AD 628 Sunrise # 991, Gobl Type I/1, Malek, Kavad 30-51, Mochiri 925, Saeedi 290, Extremely Fine Mint: AIRAN (Present day Shush). Year: 2 (Regnal Year). . A fine example of the drachm for…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.13g, 30 mm), AD 628

Kavad II (Kavadh or Qobad), Sasanian King AD 628 , Superb Extremely Fine Mint: APL (Abarshahr). Year: 2. . Kavad II is the regnal name of Sheroe, also known as Shiroyeh or Siroe (In European operas). He was forced to agree to the…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.13g, 30 mm), AD 591/2-597

Vistahm (Bistam), Rival Sasanian King AD 591/2-597 Sunrise # 977, Gobl Type I/1, Mochiri 19, Saeedi 274, Superb Extremely Fine Mint: LD (RD)-Ray. Year: 4 (regnal year). . Vistahm was maternal uncle of Khosrau II who participated…
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Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.03g, 34 mm), AD 590-628

Khosrau II (Aparviz), Sasanian King AD 590-628 Sunrise # 988, Gobl Type IV/5, Mochiri 917, Saeedi 277, Extremely Fine Mint: Uncertain. Year: 23. . This is an extremely rare silver drachm of Khosrau II. The design is similar to his…