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NYINC Signature Sale 3072 15-16 Jan 2019
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SASANIAN KINGDOM. Yazdgard III (AD 632-651). AR drachm (34mm, 4.08 gm, 3h). AU. Mint DA (Darabgird), Regnal Year 5? Crowned, beardless, bust of Yazdgard right, wearing elaborate earring and necklace / Fire altar between two attendants; star to left and crescent to right of flames, pellet in margin at 12h. Rare. Göbl I/1. No coin from the mint of Darabgird dated year 5 seems to have been published. The early beardless coinage is not known after year 3.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 500-700 USD
SASANIAN KINGDOM. Yazdgard III (AD 632-651). AR drachm (34mm, 4.08 gm, 3h). AU. Mint DA (Darabgird), Regnal Year 5? Crowned, beardless, bust of Yazdgard right, wearing elaborate earring and necklace / Fire altar between two attendants; star to left and crescent to right of flames, pellet in margin at 12h. Rare. Göbl I/1. No coin from the mint of Darabgird dated year 5 seems to have been published. The early beardless coinage is not known after year 3.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 500-700 USD