Lot 5771
Sale 95 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes, The Robb Family Collection
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Description
Arab-Sassanian prototype issue, Khusru II (A.D. 590 - 627), silver drachm or dirhem, (4.04 grams), Yazd mint, dated year 23? (A.D. 612), with word "praise - good coin" in outer margin, (cf.Walker alpha [p.2] Plate I, alpha; cf.M.21; Sellwood type 62; Gobl 214). Bright, extremely fine and scarce.
The typical Sassanian bust of this coin became the standard bust type of Islamic drachms with governor's names. This type with the additional word in the outer frame also becomes the model adopted by the Umaiyad Governors using this Sassanian coinage model for these issues.
- Estimate
- $120
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $60