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E-auction 211-137860 - bgr_412854 - SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - YAZDGERD II Drachme

SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - YAZDGERD II Drachme XF
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Estimate : 150 €
Price : 40 €
Maximum bid : 42 €
End of the sale : 01 May 2017 14:01:00
bidders : 8 bidders
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 438-457
Mint name / Town : Gay (Javy) (GD) Médie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 3,33 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait. Frappe un peu brouillée au revers. Patine foncée
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : LÉGENDE EN PEHLVI.
Obverse description : Buste de Yazdgard II à droite, coiffé de sa couronne.
Obverse translation : (Adorateur de Mazda, le divin Yasdgard, Roi des Rois d’Iran qui est issu des Dieux).

Reverse


Reverse legend : LÉGENDE EN PEHLVI.
Reverse description : Pyrée (autel du feu) ; les flammes s’élèvent au-dessus de la table, soutenue par un pilier central, des rubans pendant à l’extérieur ; de chaque côté de l’autel, un servant (soldat).

Commentary


Poids léger.

Historical background


SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - YAZDGERD II

(438-457)

Yazdgard II, son of Varhran V ends up signing a peace treaty with Byzantium. At the end of his reign, he had to face the invasion of Huns Hephthalites.

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