Need Help To Verify A Sassanian Coin.

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 6 / Views: 1,832
sakura Valued Member Malaysia 59 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 10:25 pm I recently acquired this Khosrau II Sassanian drachm and after that did a web search but found nothing similar to the piece that I have... then I started to have some doubts. Could someone help me to verify its authenticity? There are a lot of varieties for this coin and I know little about Persian coinage. I just paid about 10$US for it. It was a gamble as the seller doesn't know much about it as well. Photos here: Report this Post to the Staff

t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 11/16/2007 07:10 am Here are two similiar ones for sale by Apollo: http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/apoll...=497&large=0 http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/apoll...=691&large=0 Sellwood is the standard reference for these. Report this Post to the Staff
sakura Valued Member Malaysia 59 Posts	Posted 11/16/2007 7:24 pm Thank you for the links, t360. Mine looks more like the one on the second link. :) There're just too many varieties of these coins and without a proper reference book I guess I can't do much. Anyway I just gave the drachm a try, my first of such type. Thanks again. Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 11/17/2007 8:59 pm You might want to invest in this recent book by Robert Goebl. Jerry Walker has a copy for sale. Report this Post to the Staff
sakura Valued Member Malaysia 59 Posts	Posted 11/19/2007 01:43 am t360, thank you for the recommendation. That looks like a real good book, but I don't have any plans to branch into Sassanian numismatics at the moment. Too tied up with East Asian coinage. I got the drachm just as an example from that period, though still unsure whether it's authentic. That book might be able to provide the answer I'm looking for, but $30 is a bit too much just to refer to one coin. Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 11/20/2007 4:56 pm Zach Beasley of Beast Coins has an excellent Sasanian site and Zach also recommends Thomas Mallon-McCorgray's site. Report this Post to the Staff
sakura Valued Member Malaysia 59 Posts	Posted 11/25/2007 02:47 am t360, thank you once again for the links. The first one was excellent. Although I still couldn't find a variety similar to mine, but that site has helped me to decipher all the arabic scripts and also provided more info. Great! Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 6 / Views: 1,832

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.27 seconds to rattle this change.