Lovely strike. Unpublished. Extremely rare.
Lot 133: SASANIAN KINGS. Yazdgard I. AD. 399-420. Silver Drachm. Extremely rare. 
AUCTION: Pars Coins (Auction 352)
- Sold Winning Bid: $725
- 3 Bid(s)
SASANIAN KINGS. Yazdgard I. AD. 399-420. Silver Drachm (3.91 gm; 25 mm). KAL[CYDY] (Karzi). Bust of Yazdgard I on floral ornament right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and korymbos, one-line legend on right and two-line legend includluding the mint name KA[RZI] (Karzin) on left / Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants, inscription on altar shaft. The legend on the reverse reads ‘tš ZY l’mštry yzdkrty, k’l-cydy “Ataš i Ramšahr Yazdgird, karzin” (Fire of Ramšahr Yazdgird [from] karzin), see M. I. Modhiri, Petite Liste de Quelques Ateliers Sassanides, Yazdgard I #17, published by the British Institute of Persian Studies, 1996. SNS type Ib2/1a; Göbl type I/1; Mochiri, Petite -; Paruck -; Saeedi -. Lovely strike on a nice full flan. Choice AU with some luster. Lightly toned. Unpublished. Extremely rare.
- Offered By: Pars Coins
- Lot #: 133
- Listing #: 210912
- Closed: Monday, August 31, 2020 4:44:00 PM CT
- Estimate: $1,000