Drachm - Yazdgerd I
Features
| Issuer |
Sasanian Empire
(Sasanian Empire (224-651))  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Yazdgerd I (399-420)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 399-420 |
| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.35 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 417540 |
| References | SNS Iran# Ib1/1a var 2 (pl. 54, 66) Dāryūš Akbarzād, Nikolaus Schindel; 2017. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum Iran: a Late Sasanian Hoard from Orumiyeh. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. , Göbl Sasan# I/1Klinkhardt & Biermann (publisher); 1968. Sasanidische Numismatik. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. , Sunrise# 914 Bradley R. Nelson (ed.); 2011. Numismatic Art of Persia / Part I: Ancient - 650 BC to AD 650: The Sunrise Collection. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. |
Obverse
Bust of Yazdgard I on floral ornament right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos.
Script: Inscriptional Pahlavi
Reverse
Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants, crescent to left of flames and inscription "wh" to right and on altar shaft.
Script: Inscriptional Pahlavi
Mint
| WH | Gundeshapur, modern-day Shahabad, Iran |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (399-420) | 
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
The New York Sale Auction 37 Lot 575 
|
5 Jan 2016 | XF |
USD 400.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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