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Well done Ski! A beautiful hard to find rendering of Ardashir I,founder and patriarch of the Sassanid Empire. This rare billon (base silver) tetradrachm is made in the late Parthian style. He ushered in a new age for Persia. The Sassanid Empire would last until the mid 7th century AD after a series of military defeats, falling victim to the Barbarian campaigns in the north east and the Arab Conquest in the west. Persia, Sassanian Empire Ardashir I (224-242 AD) Billon (Also described as Potin) Tetradrachm 25.6mm x 11.19g Ctesiphon mint Obverse: Pahlavi legend, "MaZDISN BaGi ARTaHShATER MaLKAN MaLKA AIRAN" (of the Worshipper of Mazda, the Divine Ardashir, King of Kings or Iran); cuirassed bust of Ardashir right with long beard, Parthian-style headdress with ear flaps; Reverse: Pahlavi legend, "NURA ZI ARTaHShaTR" (Fire of Ardashir), fire-altar without attendants ref: Göbl II/5  Edited by Ancientnoob
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Nice coin, Sear doesn't list any of these. I found a reference to this coin in Wayne Sayles book on Non classical cultures.
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Should be very easy.  |
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Yes sir you got it.   |
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