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Hunnic coins frequently imitate sasanian types, and coin 20 is an example of a rare coin of this type. Brunner the collection of stamp and cylinder seals gath ered by mrs. Most arabsasanian coins are silver, known by their contemporaries as drahms mid. The sasanian dynasty was founded by ardashir i after defeating the last arsacid king of kings, artabanus iv and ended when the last sasanian the king of kings shahanshah, yazdegerd iii 632651, lost a 14year struggle to drive out the arab invaders from his empire. Also, the locations of the mints themselves are not agreed upon by all experts, so there will be variation again, depending on the attributing reference. Note not all sasanian coins will have a date or mint mark. Sasanian numismatics by robert gobl is a major reference on the series and covers verities, rims, legends, dates, gold coinage, copper and silver coinage as well as mints and countermarks. Cuba peso 1932 and 1953 1853 half cent ngc vf35 c1 for sale. I got this as a fake which it definitly looks like, but wanted to make sure it was a contemporary. This book fills a gap, as other references available today are either far too detalied and expensive, or outdated. Online orders are welcome as always and will be shipped directly.

Kushanosasanian kingdom also called kushanshas kan. Da yuezhi coins and the coinage of kujula kadphises coins 1146 2. The latest coin was dated year seven of yazdgard iii 6389. Some twenty coins including the sasanian coins shown here, are nearly intact. Various coins minted in bactria and based on sasanian designs are known, often with busts imitating sasanian kings shapur ii r. An introduction to sasanian coins by david sellwood. Sasanian coins for sale buy sasanian coins from the most. Fire altar flanked by two attendants with the mint mark to the right and the date mark to the left in sassanid script. This especially stands true for the gold canadian maple coin as it is made of pure gold 24k and gold is a very soft metal, so they can get dinged up very easily and if it gets damaged, that coin will go down in resale value. It was the last iranian empire before the rise of islam. Coin dealers who do not specialize in ancients rarely have the expertise to authenticate ancient coins.

The period was one of great history and influence which began after the defeat of the parthian kingdom by ardashir i in 206 ad, and flourished until 651 ad when the last. Lord ardashir, king of kings of the iranians whose image is from the gods, bust of ardashir right with long beard and hair over. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Pdf sasanian coins from uman and bahrayn derek kennet. Sasanian silver coins is a reference book for collectors of sasanian coins. In march 2012 a parcel of 66 sasanian silver drachms was brought to the authors attention. A study of sasanian silver coins employing the xrf technique bita sodaeia, parasto masjedi khakb, mostafa khazaieb adepartment of archaeology, islamic azad university, varamin, iran bdepartment of archaeology, tarbiat modares university, teheran, iran 1. The indosassanians for centuries copied the design of for sassanion drachm design of persia which invented the design and used it. Most awards follow a prescribed format which is outlined in the applicable reg ar 600822, military awards. The earliest alchon hun coins were based on sasanian designs, often with the simple addition of the alchon tamgha and a mention of alchon or alkhan. Articles and notes on individual signatures can be found in the bibliographies of the studies cited above and are not included in the short list of references given at the end of this. See more ideas about sassanid, ancient persia and ancient persian. Arabsasanian is a term applied to several different coinages of early islamic iran which were issued under arab authority using the design and inscriptions of the preceding sasanian coinage.

Army awards and service medals if you havent submitted someone for an award or service medal before it might seem difficult but its not really that hard. The main obverse types of the silver coinage are described and the coinage in other metals is outlined. Many identifications are preliminary andor questionable. The collection consists of sixtynine silver coins from the sasanian period, stretching from the beginning of the reign of ardasir i 224240ce to xusraw ii 590628. Arabsasanian from the edge of the empire coin talk.

Sep 09, 2016 the sasanian empire began after the fall of the parthian empire and existed from 224 ad under ardashir i, to 651 ad under yazdgard iii. Koshano shao in bactrian, or indosassanians is a historiographic term used by modern scholars to refer to a branch of the sassanid persians who established their rule in bactria and in northwestern indian subcontinent present day pakistan during the 3rd and 4th centuries at the expense of the declining kushans. Later palaces show variations of the basic forms employed in the palace of ardashir. The ancient brotherhood of the white vikings and brown. The standard arab sasanian coin was a silver dirham. The transliteration font seems to have messed up in this pdf. Sasanians, ar drachm, varhran bahram iv bactrianumis.

This military threat had much to do with the collapse of the western roman empire. Oedipus unwittingly killed his father, laios, and married his own mother, iocaste. The first arabsasanian silver coins started at about that time, although the dating of these is not as straightforward some early issues had a frozen date, and its not always clear if the date is supposed to be in the islamic calendar or if its a yazdegard regnal. The first arab sasanian silver coins started at about that time, although the dating of these is not as straightforward some early issues had a frozen date, and its not always clear if the date is supposed to be in the islamic calendar or if its a yazdegard regnalera date. Together with the fine collection of sasanian coins at the british museum, dr curtis has access to 7000 coins altogether, which she intends to put on a database, similar to other coin databases sponsored by the british academy such. Sasanian ancient coin auction catalogs i am not an expert on sasanian coins, nor have i thoroughly searched for catalogs with a special emphasis on sasanian coins. The present monograph provides a survey of the sasanian coin collection in the civico gabinetto numismatico of milan. But, remember, ancient coins are common and not necessarily expensive. The sasanians revived the zoroastrian religion, tried to erase the memory of the parthian regime, and sought to reconquer asia minor and egypt. They were first mentioned as being located in paropamisus, and later expanded southeast, into the punjab and central india, as far as eran and kausambi. This page will contain sasanian coins and is a work in progress as i build it with attribution tips and techniques. I think it is a drachm of the sasasian empire, an issue of the emperor shapur i because of the fourmerlon crown with ear flaps, but i cannot read the legends.

All the coins were of ardashir iii 62830 with the exception of one coin of yazdgard iii 63251. Eteocles and polyneices quarreled, polyneices was driven out but returned. Ciao everybody, maybe somebody can help me with a wonderful sasanian coin that i am not able to identify. Sep 29, 2011 randygeki coin collector found this lol hephthalite, c.

Kushan, kushanosasanian, and kidarite coins in the collection of the american numismatic society kushan, kushanosasanian, and kidarite coin types by ruler 1. Thus the palace of imareti khusraw at kasri shirin, built in the time of khusraw ii 591628 ce, is a gigantically extended complex of an iwanshaped entrance hall, a square domed hall, side rooms and courts, as well as surrounding living quarters. My deepest gratitude to tom mallonmccorgray and howard cole for their assistance in confirming or changing my attributions of the coins and understanding the. The indosassanians for centuries copied the design of for sassanion drachm design of persia which invented the design and used it from about 300650ad. Arab sasanian is a term applied to several different coinages of early islamic iran which were issued under arab authority using the design and inscriptions of the preceding sasanian coinage. If you buy an ancient coin from such a dealer, you might ask for a moneyback guarantee written on the receipt. Discussion in ancient coins started by randygeki, sep 29, 2011. Pahlavi script for uncertain mint and date firealtar with 2 attendants 3. Mosigwalburg, a new coin type of the sasanian king peroz, ons newsletter no. The column on the left includes our best of numiswiki menu if you are new to collecting start with ancient coin collecting 101 numiswiki includes the encyclopedia of roman coins and historia nummorum if you have written a numismatic article please add it to numiswiki all blue text on the website is linked keep clicking to endlessly. Introduction coins play an important role in our cultural heritage and. My deepest gratitude to tom mallonmccorgray and howard cole for their assistance in confirming or changing my attributions of the coins and. Indosassanian gadhaya paisa saurastrat silver coin. It was a version of the silver sasanian drachm and also had a full weight of about four grams.

All coins from the sasanian empire, presented with pictures, descriptions and more useful information. A study of sasanian silver coins employing the xrf technique. When he learned what he had done, he blinded himself and left thebes. On their coins, the kushanosasanians call themselves kushanshahs bact. The paper is a study of some sasanian coins with middle persian graffiti. Indosassanian gadhaya paisa saurastrat coins are fun and interesting, surprisingly inexpensive and a fine addition to any coin collection.

The standard arabsasanian coin was a silver dirham. Motive and meaning in some popular subjects christopherj. Together with the fine collection of sasanian coins at the british museum, dr curtis has access to 7000 coins altogether, which she intends to put on a database, similar to other coin databases sponsored by the british. Coins of the sasanian empire with the overthrow of the parthians in 224, ardashir i founded the sasanian empire which was for over four centuries, alongside the romanbyzantine empire, one of the main powers in western and central asia. It shows a kings bust right in the sasanian style, wearing a fantastic winged crown that features a sun and moon at the front, a bulls head behind that and a panther head on top, apart from the eagle wings on the sides. The ancient brotherhood of the white vikings and brown arabs. To search an expression, simply put quotation marks around it. The sasanian empire began after the fall of the parthian empire and existed from 224 ad under ardashir i, to 651 ad under yazdgard iii. For more information on coins from the sasanian culture, please visit thomas mallonmccorgrays site.

But, i have found some, listed here, and i have had the advice of susan tylersmith, who is a sasanian coin expert. We even have a term for damaged coins in the industry, and that is a scruffie. Uncertain mint probably herat in western afghanistan bust of varhran iv right, wearing winged merlon crown with korymbos fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants. There is 16 full page photo plates of coins, 15 tables and 100 pages of text in this soft covered book that was updated and published in 1990. Hi the only times one commonly sees clipped sasanian coins are ones that circulated outside the sasanian realm such as the khusrau ii lightly clipped to 3. The date on this coin is from year pncsyh, or 35, of khusro iis reign.

Michael alram, director of the munzkabinett at the kunsthistorisches museum in vienna, the pictured sasanian coin is a drachm from the reign of khusro ii 590682 ce and was minted in shiraz in 612. Karlsson yngve sasanian silver coins sasanian numismatic. Jan, 2020 coin dealers who do not specialize in ancients rarely have the expertise to authenticate ancient coins. The power and extent of the sassanian kings grew so great, king shapur i captured the roman emperor valerian i in 260 at the battle of edessa and used. The alchon huns, also known as the alchono, alxon, alkhon, alkhan, alakhana and walxon, were a nomadic people who established states in central asia and south asia during the 4th and 6th centuries ce. Kavat afzutu of kvad the prosperous crowned bust r. Kushan, kushanosasanian, and kidarite coins ans store. The sasanian empire is the name used for the fourth iranian dynasty and the second persian empire 224 651 ce. A search for 1 franc is more precise than 1 franc you may use an asterisk as a wildcard. Kushanosasanians is the general term used to denote the members of a cadet branch of the sasanian imperial house who ruled over the region of bactria, the northern parts of the kushan empire, starting sometimes around the middle of the third century ce. Sassanian coins and artifacts for sale the sassanid dynasty is usually referred to as the sassanian empire also spelled sasanian empire in ancient sources.

The accepted end of the sasanian period is pretty straightforward. Dr vesta sarkhosh curtis has been involved in the reorganisation and cataloguing of the sasanian coins of the national museum of iran since 1999. Xf, good bright silvery appearance, with lots of lustre. At its greatest extent, the sassanid empire encompassed all of todays iran, iraq, the levant syria, lebanon, palestine, jordan, israel, the. The studies of walker 1941, gaube 1973, and album and goodwin 2002 focus on the arab sasanian coin series, but are important for sasanian numismatics, too. The studies of walker 1941, gaube 1973, and album and goodwin 2002 focus on the arabsasanian coin series, but are important for sasanian numismatics, too. Home forums coin forums ancient coins fake sasanian drachm. Most arab sasanian coins are silver, known by their contemporaries as drahms mid. Head of artashir iii right with a sassanid inscription naming him around. Moore has been on loan to the metropolitan museum of art since 1955. Unresearched ancient sasanian empire silver hammered coin.