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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     711218      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     SASANIAN EMPIRE Issuer:     Hormazd I Date Ruled:     272-273 AD Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Hemidrachm Weight:     1.85 g Die Axis:     3 h Obverse Description:     Degraded Pahlavi legend, crowned bust right Reverse Description:     "Fire of Hormizd" in Pahlavi, fire altar, Hormizd standing right, Mithra standing left, Taurus symbol on altar; single pellet to left, double pellets to right, of flame; trace of fravahr (wreath) symbol in right field (erased in die?) Primary Reference:     Göbl I/2a var. (figures reversed) Reference2:     cf. Paruck 101 Reference3:     Alram 704 var. (no Taurus symbol on altar) Reference4:     MACW -; De Morgan P. 667, 34 var. (same) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76446 Grade:     Good VF, toned Notes:     Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1218 Extremely rare

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