Sasanian Empire. Peroz I. Drachm 457-484 AD (No reserve price)

Sasanian Kings. Peroz I, 457/9-484. Drachm (Silver, 29 mm, 4.00 g, 3 h), AW (Ohrmazd-Ardaxšēr), 2nd crown (circa AD 458-474). Within a dotted circle, a draped bust of Peroz to the right, wearing a mural crown with a frontal crescent and a korymbos set on a crescent on top; to the right, ‘kdy pylw[cy]’ = ‘kay Pērōz’ (‘King Peroz’ in Pahlavi); in the margin, countermark: the symbol of ‘frawahr’, the guardian spirit of kingship and the emblem of the royal treasury. Reverse: Fire altar, flanked by two attendants; above the altar, star and crescent; to the left, ‘p’ (abbreviation for ‘Peroz’ in Pahlavi); to the right, AW (abbreviation for the name of the mint in Pahlavi).

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