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Drachm - Yazdegerd III (type I/1)
Country: Sasanian Empire
(Persia)
Denomination: AR Drachm
(1/12)
Year: (632-651)
Material: Silver (.900)
Weight: 2.22 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 26 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: sasanian empirepersia
Description:
Obverse
A bust of the king facing right. The crown is in the form of three teeth, wings and crescent with a star. The diadem is two rows of "pearls". To the left there is a star, and to the right of the crown a crescent with a star. The king's hair is in a knot, and he wears an earrings consisting of three beads, He has a beard and moustache. There is a neacklace in the form of one rowof smell beads around his neck. "Royal"ribbons turned upwards flutter under his shoulders; and there is a crescentunder his left shoulder. On his shoulders are crescents with stars. There is a double rim around the picture. On the coin's rim there are three crescents with stars. There is a counermark on the obverse.
Pahlavi legend
Reverse
An "atasdan" with two attendats standing facing ahead. The column of the "atasdan" is covered with ribbons with the ends pointing upwards. To the left of the "atasdan" there is a star, to the right a crescent. There is a triple rim around the picture. Four crescent with stars are symmetrically placed of the field of the coin.
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