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Sassanain - Unknown Ae 1/6 Unit (15/19)

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I finally got a copy of Gobl's book hoping to find out about this coin and the others in this lot. It wasn't in there.

Sassanian Empire
AE 1/6 unit? 15mm, 0.9g
Bust of king R, wearing turreted crown; crescent before, globe above. Pahlavi before bust, ribbons behind
Fire altars with attendants in fine style, looking away from flame, holding staff with hand on hip. Pahlavi to L and R but I can't read it.

Sassanain---Unknown-Ae-1/6-Unit-15/19

Based on the attendants, I would assume this to be an earlier coin, but the bust looks curiously like Khusro I or later.

Shucks, I'm stumped
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I believe it is Khurso I AE 1/2 unit, yours is a little on the light side a .9 grams. I don't know of any smaller units made under Khurso I, at least none that have been recorded. There is no reference number that I have found. Gobl is OK for a reference, but a little difficult to follow.
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Don't know much about these....So a real shot in the dark...
Kavad I (Second reign 499 - 531 AD)
AE 1/12 Unit
Mint: LYW
Regnal year: 17 (?)
12 mm.
0.46 gm.
Gobl SN II/1

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