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I'll add - before getting back to work here - that the left coin may be from the same area. Rotated 90 degrees the group of little spheres may well be a hair bun at the back of the head of a right-facing bust...Typical Sassanian (incl. Kushano-Sassanian) motif. The reverse would help pin it down, though.
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One always hesitates to attempt ID's based on a pic of just one side of a coin. But to give you a sense of where my speculations about Kushano-Sassanian - and perhaps Hormazd in particular - are coming from, Jim, here are comparisons with different varieties of Hormazd I AE's.   |
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Yeesh, I hate that you got burned like that. From my experience in dealing with things like this, don't go to the seller begging for a refund. Go straight to ebay or even to PayPal and open a request, and state "Item is a counterfeit" in the description. They will side with you 100% of the time - the seller must immediately refund your money and if they want the items back, they must provide you with a prepaid shipping label as well. It is distressing that some of these new fakes are tough to spot if they aren't associated to a known criminal seller. I have even put many coins in my watch list before realizing that they *must* be fakes if they come from that seller. Your second lot shows some promise at least. I believe the two coins you had circled are both of Peroz I Kushanshah. |
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Thanks again Bob, your knowledge base never ceases to amaze me. I really had no idea where to start looking, even with a picture search. The images you posted do look to be spot on. Unfortunately there wasn't a picture of the reverse sides of these coins, but it looks like you have nailed it.  Thank you @Finn235. When I did a picture search on Google for Peroz I Kushanshah, there were indeed images displayed that were a very close match to the coins I posted. It looks like the only way I'll find out is to bid on them, and if I win I'll be able to show the reverse of the coins as well. I wrote to the seller today, to say that I wasn't happy with the coins, and got this reply; "Hi the coins come from a top collector in London I paid way more for them than they actually sold for and I was advised differently at time of purchase. I said before it is no problem to return them to me for a refund if you wish it is no problem. " |
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Hi the coins come from a top collector in London I paid way more for them than they actually sold for Uh, yeah, right. |
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@Bob L "Uh, yeah, right."  |
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Well, of course he can say whatever he wants. Glad to hear he'll honor the return policy. That's good news.
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It's not the first time I've heard that from a seller. The coins are on their way back at the moment.
I was lucky in my bid for the other coins, so hopefully will be able to post images of both sides soon.
Jim
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The coins finally arrived with a dozen others. These were the coins in question, now showing both sides. I'm not sure about the orientation, so that could be wrong. The first is 15 x 16 mm in diameter, and weighs around 3.0 gr.  The second is 16 x 17 mm in diameter, and weighs around 3.8 gr.  Jim Edited by Novicius
01/21/2020 08:24 am
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Regarding the top coin, left pic (obverse), Jim: the little projection/point at 1:00 is actually the bottom of that one. It's a right-facing bust.
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I've changed the image Bob, and it looks better now.
Jim
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Nice find Jim....
Are both of Hormazd I?...The altar shape seems different between the two...I assume different types?
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I'm not sure Paul. The coins all appear to be from the same era, and three of them have the altar reverse. This is the third one. It is 18 x 17 mm in diameter, and about 3.4 gr.  |
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This one also looks like it may have an altar reverse, but it's difficult to tell. It is 16 x 17 mm in diameter, and weighs approximately 3.2 gr.  |
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This is the last one that possibly has an altar reverse, though it's even more difficult to tell with this one. The coin is 15 x 17 mm in diameter, and weighs around 3.4 gr.  |
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