KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I. Circa AD 270-300. AR Drachm (25mm, 3.09 g, 12h). Investiture issue. MRWY (Merv mint). VF.CNG Feature Auction 127 Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 3 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Ohrmazd (Hormizd) I. Circa AD 270-300. AR Drachm (25mm, 3.09 g, 12h). Investiture issue. MRWY (Merv mint). Crowned bust right, wearing lion headdress, surmounted by artichoke / Hormizd standing right, holding investiture wreath over altar in right hand and raising left hand in benedictional gesture to Anahita rising left from throne, holding investiture wreath in raised right hand and sceptre in left; MRWY in Palahvi between. Cribb 59; MK 1031; ANS Kushan –; cf. Göbl, Dokumente, pl. 7, XIX/1 = cf. Göbl, Antike, 3670 (attributed to Harid mint); Donum Burns –. Areas of find patina and iridescence, some porosity and crystallized surfaces, scratch on reverse. VF. Very rare. |