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Looking For ID Help On This On - Is It Alexander The Great?

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Any help ID'ing this one is appreciated






Approximately 32 mm across and very thin. Appears to be silver.
Thanks in advance for any comments.
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From Iraq. Who is depicted on that particular coin I'm not sure, but this one is very similar https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wik...h_Museum.jpg
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Thanks moneymoai - that's just what I needed!
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I think that this close @mon, but I'm not sure that this Sassanian Drachm was issued under the authority of Hormizd IV. I'll have to look around a bit, but my recollection is that the crown is the best determinant of ruler.
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