Morton & Eden Ltd
Auction 69 10 April 2014
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ARAB-SASANIAN, YAZDIGERD II TYPE
Drachm, BN (uncertain location in Kirman province) YE20 = 31h
OBVERSE: Bust of Yazdigerd II to right with name in Pahlawi before; in margin, jayyid ('good')
REVERSE: Fire-altar with attendants; date to left, mint-signature to right
WEIGHT: 3.46g
REFERENCE: Album 2
CONDITION: Some grey deposit, slightly wavy flan, good fine to very fine and extremely rare
NOTE: These very rare Arab-Sasanian drachms with jayyid in the obverse margin have the distinction of being some of the very earliest Islamic coins struck. It seems that they were produced in small numbers before bismillah was adopted as the standard obverse marginal legend, clearly indicating that these new drachms were Islamic coins rather than Sasanian issues.
Estimate: £2000 - 3000
Drachm, BN (uncertain location in Kirman province) YE20 = 31h
OBVERSE: Bust of Yazdigerd II to right with name in Pahlawi before; in margin, jayyid ('good')
REVERSE: Fire-altar with attendants; date to left, mint-signature to right
WEIGHT: 3.46g
REFERENCE: Album 2
CONDITION: Some grey deposit, slightly wavy flan, good fine to very fine and extremely rare
NOTE: These very rare Arab-Sasanian drachms with jayyid in the obverse margin have the distinction of being some of the very earliest Islamic coins struck. It seems that they were produced in small numbers before bismillah was adopted as the standard obverse marginal legend, clearly indicating that these new drachms were Islamic coins rather than Sasanian issues.
Estimate: £2000 - 3000