Unknown Hammered Coin Need Help With Authentication

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Numister Pillar of the Community Singapore 631 Posts	Posted 08/30/2016 10:28 am Anyone know whether this is real ? Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 08/30/2016 11:44 am I'll hold off on the authenticity call. It's a drachm (or maybe hemidrachm?) Of the Sassanian empire. I don't recognize the emperor and can't read Pahlavi, but maybe Shapur I or II? 250-500 AD timeframe. This might also be a Hepthalite (Hun) imitation from ca. 500-600. The official Sassanian coins became pretty abstracted, but the Huns improved the artwork somewhat when they started minting their own coins in the same style. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 08/30/2016 6:38 pm @numister, this is much darker than the Sassanian coins that I have seen, but I'm definitely not an expert in this area. I assume that it won't be attracted to a magnet? Your coin really looks cast to me and the series of parallel marks on the obv (your second pic) from about 9 to 12 o'clock look suspiciously like file marks used to hide a parting line. What does the edge look like? "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
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/30/2016 9:33 pm Quote: Of the Sassanian empire. Kushano-Sasanian or Kidarite, actually. Varhran of Gandhara. I share spence's concerns/doubts. Edited by Kamnaskires 08/30/2016 9:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Numister Pillar of the Community Singapore 631 Posts	Posted 08/31/2016 05:43 am Side pic. Report this Post to the Staff
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