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From the Sasanian empire I believe. Looks to have a nice strike!
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Thanks :D it seems to be correct :D
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Sorry, I can't identify its specific type as I don't collect these and am pretty new to ancients in general. I have seen a few of these though, and if genuine, this is a pretty darn nice coin!
Hope someone else hear can attribute it for you!
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The coin is Sasanian and could be Khurso I but I can't be 100% sure. These coins are a bit difficult to ID. Here is a good reference for these type of coins. http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/coins.html Look under the Sasanian Empire section. |
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I agree with Bob, and this was struck in the Nehavand mint, in the province of Media.
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Btw, all, as Masis and I have both noted today, in a thread over at Forum, Tom Mallon's site "The Coins and History of Asia" - this is the wonderful site that echizento references above - is now down. Tom passed away in January, so it's not clear if the site will be back.
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oh no! I knew the website owner was ill, but didn't know he died. I'm very sorry to hear it. I didn't know him, but his webpage on asian coins was fantastic, I don't know how many times I went to it to research thing. it hope someone can take it over and keep it going.
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06/27/2014 01:19 am
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I mentioned in the "Parthian" thread over on Forum Ancient Coins that I had learnt "from another coin forum" about Tom being ill.
I'd learnt this from chrsmat71.
I have searched through Forum for any mention of the passing away of Tom.
Either I wrote "Tom Mallon" wrong or there does not seem to be any record of a mention of the passing of Tom there.
His site was a very user friendly and informative site.
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I had heard of it through the Parthia-L listserv. Here's a short blurb about Tom's death (from brain cancer, I believe), by Alfredo De La Fe of Coinproject.com/Agora Auctions/Imperial Coins and Artifacts: http://jan.imperialcoins.com/blog/2...2456-d-1914/ |
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