Anybody Familiar With This Ancient Coin

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King Coing New Member Australia 31 Posts	Posted 12/27/2005 01:36 am G'Day Peoples, Can anybody help me to identify this? I am looking for opinions and approximate values as I have no idea what it is or what it's worth. I picked it up with a bulk purchase of coins. Do I drop it in some coin cleaner or leave it the way it is Thanking you all in anticipation. Report this Post to the Staff

Mike Rest in Peace United States 2884 Posts	Posted 12/27/2005 02:12 am Hello and welcome!! I have no ides what the coin is but please do not clean it! Cleaning any coin generally ruins its value. I hope someone can help you identify the coin. Happy New Year, Mike Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 12/27/2005 08:28 am My initial feeling is that the portrait is Hermes or Mercury. Beyond that, I don't have an opinion. If I get time later, I'll see if I can find it in my Ancients book. Report this Post to the Staff
ojo Valued Member Canada 170 Posts	Posted 12/27/2005 11:35 pm Its not roman, greek or celtic so I dont know. I'd guess from some where in asia Report this Post to the Staff
Mike Rest in Peace United States 2884 Posts	Posted 12/28/2005 01:15 am Hi King Coing! You may have an Early Muslim Pre-Reform coin. It looks like the coin is an Anonymous Khusro II type circa 656-670 A.D (AH 46-50) AR Drachm. My wife did the research to find this coin. I asked for her help as I was totally stumped! She is a history major and recognized the inscriptions on it from her Islamic studies. Here's the link! Mike http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/isl...asanian.html Edited by Mike 12/28/2005 01:25 am Report this Post to the Staff
King Coing New Member Australia 31 Posts	Posted 12/28/2005 02:08 am Bullseye Your wife is obviously a clever cookie. Can you thank her for me. Any idea what something like this might be worth? Better go call your wife !! LOL Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Mike Rest in Peace United States 2884 Posts	Posted 12/28/2005 04:11 am I'm glad we could help. I will pass the thank you on to my wife. I could not determine a value. Perhaps now that it is identified, someone will know the value. Mike Report this Post to the Staff
Heather the Hoarder Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 01/14/2006 1:42 pm I bet you're right! It looks like a Sassanian coin to me (I have a few), but something about it doesn't seem to be quite the same as the usual ones; an early Islamic version would make sense. It's interesting that Muslims used this style of coin at first. These coins are full of Zoroastrian symbolism; on the reverse is the usual image of a fire altar with two attendants. The obverse is the portrait of the Sassanian Emperor. Unfortunately, I can't read the inscription on these coins, so I always have to rely on dealer attributions (which I hope are right), but I find them fascinating anyway. Usually, they sell for reasonable prices; decent ones can be found for under $50. Heather Report this Post to the Staff
King Coing New Member Australia 31 Posts	Posted 01/14/2006 8:07 pm hi heather thanks for that helpful infomation regards & happy new year Report this Post to the Staff
grendelfreak Valued Member Australia 281 Posts	Posted 02/15/2006 04:37 am Although I'm nowhere near what one would call an expert on early muslim coins, I would say it one of the coins at http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/isl...sanian5.html Most of the muslim coins shown have some writing on at 4 and 5 o'clock. If you look at the sasanian empire coins they look like a more detailed version of yours. Report this Post to the Staff
habiru001 Valued Member United States 236 Posts	Posted 03/30/2006 10:53 pm Well my 2 cents worth- aggrees with the muslim verdict-but don't you think the wings at the top of the coin- are emblematic of what many Iragi and Iranian coins have on them. I recently acquired a late Iranian Railroad token and it has the same wing emblem on it as your coin - (Interesting to say the least) habiru001 - Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 03/31/2006 08:42 am Indeed Dewey is similar, It is an Iranian/Persian coin orth atleast $45, It is good, I saw it at a "flee market" today here in Kuwait. It is somewhat 200BC Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 03/31/2006 09:10 am Nice coin, I have one pretty much like it too Ben Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 03/31/2006 10:29 am Bonedigger, Where did you get YOURS from? Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 03/31/2006 10:50 am quote: Originally posted by thekidcollector Bonedigger, Where did you get YOURS from? Darkside Guru, I purchased mine off ebay a little over a year ago. The attribution provided, Khusro II 656-670 is spot on. Take care Ben Report this Post to the Staff
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