SASANIAN KINGS. Yazdgird (Yazdgard) III. AD 632-651. Æ Chalkous – Pashiz (15x14.5mm, 0.66 g, 1h). Uncertain (ART?) mint. Uncertain RY date. Near VF.

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Lot: 316. Estimated: $ 100

Central Asian, Bronze

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SASANIAN KINGS. Yazdgird (Yazdgard) III. AD 632-651. Æ Chalkous – Pashiz (15x14.5mm, 0.66 g, 1h). Uncertain (ART?) mint. Uncertain RY date. Crowned bust right / Fire altar flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; uncertain RY date to left; mint to right. Tyler-Smith –; SC Tehran –; Sunrise –; cf. CNG E-443, lot 214. Even dark brown surfaces, roughness, areas of weakness, slightly creased flan. Near VF.

Proceeds from this lot to benefit the Ancient Coin Collector’s Guild (https://accguild.org/). Ex Wayne G. Sayles inventory JTC-598; Reverend John Theselius Collection; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 155 (3 January 2007), lot 366 (there attributed as an Arab-Sasanian issue).


Closing Date and Time: 19 March 2025 at 11:45:00 ET.

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