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Here is a new addition to my slowly growing collection of Sassanian coins.

AR Drachm
Khusru I (Anushirwan)
531-579 AD
Coin dates to 557
AW mint mark for Ahwaz, Khuzistan province Iran
29 mm x 3.88 grams
Selwood 54


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Nice one.
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This guy was certainly a boogie man to the Romans
. Very good coin !
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Nice coin and quite clear legend.

And good to see a nicely dated coin - hopefully we will reach that decade.
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nice indeed ski...I'm coin shopping now.. plus dated..bonus cool!
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Mine.
Struck 552 AD.



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Nate, is that a countermark in the lower left on the obverse?
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A matter of fact I'm not sure. Interesting observation I will pull the coin out a have a closer look. I will make sure it is not metal weakness.
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