Tag Archive for: Silver Drachm (4.18 g

Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.18 g, 22.5 mm), AD 383-388
Shapur III, Sasanian King AD 383-388
Sunrise # 876, SNS Type Ib2/1b, Gobl Type I/1, Saeedi 218, Nearly Mint State
Mint AW (Hormizd-Ardashir) between present day Basra and city of Shushtar in southwestern Iran. The second interpretation…

Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.18 g, 26 mm), AD 309-379
Shapur II (Also known as "The Great"), Sasanian King AD 309-379
Sunrise # 827 (this coin), SNS Type Ib/3a, Gobl Type Ia/1a, Superb Extremely Fine
Mint: Ctesiphon.
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A fine example of a silver drachm of Shapur II.