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Valued Member
United States
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This appears to be an imitation, do you guys agree? It weighs 4.0g. I identified the mint mark as "MY" (Meshan), but am stuggling to identify the regnal year. Any help translating the year mark on this coin would be much appreciated. I know many of the Kavad imitations seem to have "blundered" year marks, would this be an instance of that?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Could it be a blundered 20?
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Valued Member
 United States
278 Posts |
I would agree thats what it probably is. It seems to be the year it looks most similar too, mines just missing the "I" at both ends.
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Moderator
 United States
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If it's 20 it is missing several letters. 20 should read Wyst, this looks like maybe ST. Paul can read this better than I can, hopefully he will see this thread.
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Valued Member
United States
278 Posts |
If you guys think my obverse is indicitive of an imitative issue then that may justify the presence of "bungled" script on the reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
 Spain
2752 Posts |
Interesting coin!..... Hope this helps... I think this is a Kavad I (2nd reign) coin as it has the type 2 crown with ribbons breaking through the top obverse border....Possibly a contemporary imitation. As far as I know the double border reverse for Kavad I wasn't used until regional year 33....... I also think the mint is ML- Merv Khuristan.... Found this coin which seems to be the same type as the OP.. It certainly is showing the same blundered date.. 4th from the bottom. http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasani...kavI_1b.html |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Tom Mallon listed that one as "Regnal year: blundered (30-39)"
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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Tom Mallon listed that one as "Regnal year: blundered (30-39)" ......Yes Bob, it's a really useful site and I refer to it all the time. It has a great deal of info... ps..The reverse die looks pretty close on both coins but I'm not really sure, although there are a lot of similarities. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks Paouche for the help! They do indeed look like a match. Based on the data on Mallon's site it does apear the double border reverse started in year 33, so I'll attribute my coin as "Year >33 Blundered Spelling, ML Mint".
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Valued Member
United States
278 Posts |
And Palouche, could you be able to identify the mint mark on this Khosrow II Year 13 Drachm? It is a bit worn into the field, but perhaps enough detail for an expert like you to attribute?  |
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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I was between 2.........AT or ST The 2 vertical lines on the OP coin seem more curved and so I'd go for ST- Istakhr (Persepolis)..Fars/Istakhr District. Here's a ST example to compare...  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thank you so much! I will attribute it as such.
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Posted 09/18/2020 6:42 pm
