Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4596 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
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SOLD $200
SASANIAN, kings of Persia, Peroz, (457/9-484), silver drachm (3.93 g), AY (Susa?) mint, obv. "The Mazda worshipper, the fortunate, Peroz" in Pahlavi (crude), crowned and cuirassed bust right, rev. "Peroz" in Pahlavi (crude) to left, mint signature to right, fire altar with attendants and ribbon, (Gobl I/1, Paruck -, Alram 876, MACW -, De Morgan -). Toned, good very fine and a rare early issue.
Ex Decades Collection and from Triton VII, January 13-14, 2004 (lot 644) and previously from Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1997 (lot 5487).
See Malek, "A Survey of Research on Sasanian Numismatics," in Num. Chron. 1993, p.240, for the reattribution of this mintmark from AB to AY.
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