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Auction 23  30 Nov 2021
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Lot 178

Estimate: 6000 CHF
Price realized: 8500 CHF
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SASANIAN KINGS. Peroz I, 457/9-484. Dinar (Gold, 20 mm, 4.09 g, 3 h), NB or NY (unlocated mint). Degraded legend Crowned and cuirassed bust of Peroz I to right, ribbons rising from shoulders. Rev. "Peroz" (in crude Pahlavi) and mint signature Fire altar with attendants and ribbon; star and crescent flanking flames. Alram 883. Göbl III/1. De Morgan p. 705, 172 and pl. LXIII, 3 (this coin). Paruck 344 var (legends). Clear, sharp and toned. About extremely fine.

From the collections of the Johns Hopkins University and J. W. Garrett, I, Numismatic Fine Arts and Bank Leu 16 May 1984, 291, acquired from W. Raymond in New York on 5 October 1925.
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