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echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/29/2016 4:50 pm I was lucky to find this rare Ardashir I Kushan-shah drachm, these coins are very difficult to find in such nice of a condition. AE Drachm Ardashir I Kushan-shah circa 230-240 AD Founder of the Sassanian empire. Bust of king facing right, with legend in Pahlavi. Reverse: Goddess Anahita seated in a niche. Bactrian mint. 16.5mm x 3g x 11h Reference: Cribb 16, MACW 1264. Report this Post to the Staff

Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 02/29/2016 4:57 pm Thats a real incredible coin. A better reverse than nearly all I ever seen. WOW!! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/29/2016 5:04 pm Thanks Nate, I usually don't buy chipped coins, but when I saw this one I jumped on it. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 02/29/2016 5:19 pm This is a true stunner, Ron. Excellent addition to your collection. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/29/2016 5:35 pm Thanks Bob. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 02/29/2016 7:34 pm Nice coin, despite the chip. Any idea about the translation of the legends? "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 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/29/2016 8:30 pm I have a copy of Cribb but it really doesn't go into detail as to the legend. It give a rough translation as "Ardashir Kushan King". Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 02/29/2016 9:17 pm From wikipedia: Quote: ...the convergence in form of many of the characters of Book Pahlavi causes a high degree of ambiguity in most Pahlavi writing and it needs to be resolved by the context. Some mergers are restricted to particular groups of words or individual spellings. Further ambiguity is added by the fact that even outside of ligatures, the boundaries between letters are not clear, and many letters look identical to combinations of other letters. Think that I'll stick with my medieval "N" question... "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 Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/29/2016 11:38 pm Easily the best I have seen! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/01/2016 8:16 pm Thanks all for the comments. Report this Post to the Staff
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