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Exceedingly Rare Gold Dinar of Khusru I.
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Sasanian Kingdom. Khusru I. Gold Dinar (5.04 g), AD 531-579. HL mint, regnall year 16 (?). Bust of
Khusru I right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos set on crescent, ribbons and
crescents on shoulders; flanking head, stars; crescents in margin. Rev. Fire altar with ribbons turned up-
wards, flanked by two attendants; above flanking flames, star and crescent. Gobl -; Saedi -; NAP -; Type
unpublished in gold. A great rarity with only a few examples known. Die flaw at 1 o’clock. Virtually as
struck. Beautiful style for the period. Extremely Fine.
$5,000
Ex Goldberg’s Sale 84, lot 3103.