SASANIAN KINGDOM: Kavad I, 2nd reign, 499-531, AE unit (3.26g), NM, ND, G-192, SNS-N6, standard crowned bust of Kavad, as on his 2nd reign silver drachms // diademed bust right, without crown, korymbos and one ribbon above, with letter-by-letter Pahlavi legends next to the bust and in the margin, deeply toned, VF, RRR. For further information: M.I. Mochiri, "Les monnaies de Kavad I à double effigie," Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Iranian Studies, 11-15 September 1995 (1998).
Estimate: 300-400 USD