Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd
Auction 128 23-25 Nov 2021
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Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, the lot was purchased from Spink, London auction No.8012 26 June 2008 (lot 67).
The coin of Tamim and the countermarked coin of Talha are illustrated. All coins in this series bear the usual Arab-Sasanian type (crowned bust and usual fire altar, most bear the name Khusro before the bust in Pahlavi script and the mint signature SK for Sijistan (modern Sistan). The silver content declined through each class and for the above class usually 20-40% but some as low as 10% (Album). Most examples known of Class IV are corroded.