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Lot 69 - ancient near east -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

Lot 69 - ancient near east - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir III, 628-630, AR drachm (3.69g), WH (Veh-Ardashir), year 2, G-226, EF.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

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Lot 85 - ancient near east -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

Lot 85 - ancient near east - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

PERSIS KINGDOM: Darev II, 1st century BC, AR drachm (4.03g), Alram-564, M&R-589, bust right, Parthian tiara with plain crescent / king holding scepter, sacrificing at altar, lovely VF.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

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Lot 19 - ancient near east -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

Lot 19 - ancient near east - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Shahpur I, 241-272, AE unit (9.91g), G-31, crowned bust right, with korymbos & flowing back hair / standard fire-altar & 2 attendants, light porosity, Fine to VF, R.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

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Lot 36 - ancient near east -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

Lot 36 - ancient near east - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd I, 399-420, AR drachm (4.07g), ShY (Shiraz), G-147, lovely style, EF.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

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Lot 64 - ancient near east -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

Lot 64 - ancient near east - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir III, 628-630, AR drachm (3.61g), BYSh (Bishapur), year 2, G-226, mint name partially scraped off, for unknown reasons, EF.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

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Lot 80 - ancient near east -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

Lot 80 - ancient near east - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Yazdigerd III, 632-651, AR drachm (3.00g), BN (perhaps Bamm), year 20, G-235, TS-107 ff, clipped down to post-reform Umayyad standard, VF, R.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

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Lot 14 - ancient near east -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

Lot 14 - ancient near east - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir I, 224-241, AR drachm (2.98g), G-1, bearded facing bust / bust facing left, minor chip, slight porosity, VF.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

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Lot 31 - ancient near east -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

Lot 31 - ancient near east - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Varahran IV, 388-399, AR drachm (4.13g), KAR (Karzi), G-141, Sch-A31 (p.158), mint name both on obverse, at end of royal text, and on reverse, left of fire, pleasing VF, RR. Schindel tentatively read the mint combination as DAL on one side, KAL on the other, but on this piece, it is clearly KAL on both sides. There is a text left of the flames that remains uninterpreted.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

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Lot 47 - ancient near east -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

Lot 47 - ancient near east - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Peroz, 457-484, AR drachm (4.15g), KA (Karzi), ND, G-171, countermarked Sasanian style wreath in obverse margin, possibly of local origin, VF to EF, R.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

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Lot 59 - ancient near east -  Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

Lot 59 - ancient near east - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

SASANIAN KINGDOM: Ardashir III, 628-630, AR drachm (3.56g), AM (Amul), year 2, G-226, slight edge damage, scarce mint, EF.

Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #19

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