Watch List notes:

SASANIAN KINGS. Peroz I, 457/9-484. Drachm (Silver, 28 mm, 3.28 g, 3 h), AS (Asuristan). MZDYSN BGY KDY PYLWCY ('Worshipper of Lord Mazda, 'God' King Peroz' in Pahlawi) Draped bust of Peroz I to right, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent; in outer margin, three Sogdian countermarks. Rev. Fire altar flanked by two attendants; in upper field to left, five-pointed star; in upper field to right, crescent; in field to right, AS (name of the mint in Pahlawi). SNS III, pl. 78, 21. About very fine.


The noticeable wear indicates that this coin was in circulation for a long period of time in the vast lands of Sogdia .