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echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/02/2016 3:28 pm Adding another Sasanian coin to growing collection is another drachm of Kavad I from the 2nd reign. Kavad the son of Peroz and father of Khusro I ruled from 488 - 496 and again from 498 - 531 AD. This coin dates to the year 14 of his 2nd regin @513 AD. AR Drachm Kavad I yr 14, 2nd regin MY mint, Southern Iraq, Norther district, Meshan 31mm x 4.1g x 3h Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/02/2016 6:37 pm Nice example. I love those ancients that you can date to a single year or a very few years. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/02/2016 7:08 pm Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 12/02/2016 8:52 pm Nice Sassanian pick-up! "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 12/03/2016 10:50 am Congrats on another Sassanian, Ron. Got a question for you - you may have tackled this one before. (I remember a post where you were discussing some of the numbers of coins in your collection) Of your Eastern kingdom coins, I am assuming - perhaps incorrectly - that you have more Sassanians than other areas (Indo-Greek, Indo-Scythian, Indo-Parthian, Elymais, etc.) Can you guesstimate, in terms of percentages, approximately what percentage of each area you own from the Eastern stuff? Is Sassanian, for example, 30%, Indo-Greek 20%, and so on? I am curious to just get a sense of what the hierarchy is from the Eastern stuff you have collected. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/03/2016 2:21 pm Indo-Greek about 40%. Sassanian @35% and all others 10-20%. I would have to say the Indo-Greeks are probably my favorite but they can be expensive, while the later Sassanians, Kavad, Hormazd IV, and the Khusro's are still inexpensive and a mint set is fairly easy to complete. While I am not a religious person per-say I also like coins that have a religious theme, whether Buddhist, Christian, etc... Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/03/2016 5:13 pm Ah, didn't realize you had slightly more Indo-Greek than Sassanian. Thanks for the breakdown, Ron. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/03/2016 6:26 pm Only by a few more coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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