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Great coin! Congratulations! I think the way the thin bear hugs the jawline is what gives the portrait additional strength. You gotta' love the headgear!
Steve S.
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Thanks Steve.. Quote:
You gotta' love the headgear! Yeh these guys needed strong necks...   |
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I'm still on the hunt for a Valkash AD. 484-488  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valkash is on my list also, his coins tend to be expensive.
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Whilst we're on the subject of Valkash... Which ruler do you think this is?..I'm in 2 minds... Mint LYW..Ardashir, Khuzistan.  |
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Paul the only other king that I'm aware of the used the double ring obverse without crescent and star is Balash 484-488. If it's him that's a rare coin. Who are the two you are thinking of?
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Nice selection Paul As for the second coin, I agree I have a feeling that might be Balash; I think he is the only one who used the Peroz-style attendants and had Azure Mazda's face on the fire altar bowl. Rare is indeed right - I had my eye on one on ebay, but bidding topped out at a little over $150 - I like Sassanian coins, but for now am trying to keep new acquisitions to only screaming good deals. |
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Thanks Steve I'm really pleased with this one.. Quote:
As for the second coin, I agree I have a feeling that might be Balash; I think he is the only one who used the Peroz-style attendants and had Azure Mazda's face on the fire altar bowl. Quote:
Paul the only other king that I'm aware of the used the double ring obverse without crescent and star is Balash 484-488. Quote:
Who are the two you are thinking of? Ron I wasn't really thinking of any other ruler than Balash. Every thing I see leads me to him and was just making sure I wasn't missing something and that more experienced collectors such as yourself came to the same identification. I'm really interested in buying this coin, but I only want to buy it once. Its from a very reputable dealer whom I've bought from many times before but its misattributed in with a group of Peroz coins...So the price is cool or scaringly cheap!... Question to all ..What are the main defining points that identify this coin as Balash....And are there any concerns that make you feel its not? Thanks Paul Edited by Palouche
06/21/2019 3:35 pm
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Paul the only concern I may have is that I'm not sure that any of his coins were struck with the LYM mint mark. No way of checking. Other than that I confident it's him.
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Thanks Ron really appreciated... Quote:
Paul the only concern I may have is that I'm not sure that any of his coins were struck with the LYM mint mark. No way of checking. Other than that I confident it's him. That's good news Ron thanks...Here's a LYM Ardashir mintmark coin of Balash at a recent Pegasi auction May 2019...Starting price $525...It didn't sell!   |
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That would confirm it. Excellent.
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One further bit of confirmation. If I am reading Göbl correctly, Valkash/Balash is the only ruler depicted with the shoulder flame.
Also I notice what appears to be the ideogram MLK ("shah") behind the bust. No word in this location is described in Göbl and none of the examples on Zeno have it. Interesting coin.
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06/22/2019 1:33 pm
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That would confirm it. Excellent. Thanks Ron I feel 100% confident now.. Quote:
is the only ruler depicted with the shoulder flame. Quote:
Also I notice what appears to be the ideogram MLK ("shah") behind the bust Thanks for the confirmation KS..Really appreciated..Have been looking around and found this example on Grifterric, its the last coin.. http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasani...s_val_1.htmlLooks really similar and for me the mint is stated as WH but could be LYW aswell?.... But the main reason I referenced this coin is it seems to have MLK behind the bust? Any thoughts? Edited by Palouche
06/23/2019 6:43 pm
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The grifterrec site was put together by the late Tom Mallon, who also created the Sasanian mints chart that we all use. I can't rsee the mark clearly on the coin you link to but if if Tom read it as WH, then it must be clearly distinct from LYH, which I agree is the best reading for your coin. Göbl reads LYH as RYW. The Sasanian mints are still largely hypothetical. Finding another coin with MLK behind the bust answers the only doubt I had.
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06/23/2019 11:41 pm
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Thanks KS.. The coins on its way...  |
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