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Tyrants of the Tigris & euphrates
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Sasanian Empire
Gold Dinar (4.06g, 21.5 mm), AD 499-531
Kavad I, Second Reign, Sasanian King, AD 499-531
Unique and unpublished. Extremely Fine.
Mint: SIR or ShIR ( Ardashirgun - Modern city of Sirjan in province of Kerman in present day Iran).
Extremely rare mint for gold dinars, Regnal Year 11.
205
Sasanian Empire
Silver Drachm (3.93, 27 mm), AD 499-531
Kavad I, Second Reign, Sasanian King, AD 499-531
Sunrise # 967, SNS Type Ic/1a, Gobl Type III/1. Extremely Fine.
Mint: LD (Ray), Year 13.
An excellent example of the coinage of this period. The date in the form of the year of the king’s reign
appears at the left of the left of the reverse. From this point forward, the regnal year is a standard feature
on the coins.
206
Sasanian Empire
Silver Drachm (3.90g, 21.5 mm), AD 499-531
Kavad I, Second Reign, Sasanian King, AD 499-531
Sunrise # 967 (this coin), SNS Type Ic/1a, Gobl Type III/1. Extremely Fine.
Mint : Rev Ardashir or Rayshahr (Near current port of Bushehr in Persian Gulf). Regnal year : 25.
A fine example of a Kavad I drachm. The text written in front of the face in Pahlavi reads clockwise
“Kavad Apzun” meaning “may God increase Kavad’s glory”. On the reverse, the mint abbreviation is
written on the right and regnal year is on the left.