Watch List notes:

SASANIAN KINGS. Hormizd V or VI, 631/2. Drachm (Silver, 33 mm, 4.09 g, 9 h), MY (Meshan), RY 2 = AD 632. Draped bust of Hormizd VI to right, wearing elaborate mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings and star set on crescent; behind head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlawi); before head, WHLMZD ('Hormizd' in Pahlawi). Rev. Fire altar flanked by two attendants; in upper left field, six-pointed star; in upper right field, crescent; to left, date; to right, MY (name of the mint in Pahlawi). SSCT 4331. Very rare. A very attractive example. Extremely fine.


From the collection of Jean-Pierre Righetti, inv. no. 10099 (with collector's ticket), privately purchased on 1 August 2002.