E-auction 538-460109 - bgr_856195 - ARAB-SASANIAN Drachme

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Estimate :	120 €
Price :	45 €
Maximum bid :	121 €
End of the sale :	07 August 2023 14:04:00
bidders :	14 bidders

Type : Drachme

Date: an 20 = AH 31

Mint name / Town : DA, Darabgird

Metal : silver

Diameter : 32 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 4,10 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Flan centré. De jolis détails. Usure régulière. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

Göbl- - ICV13

Obverse

Obverse legend : INSCRIPTION EN PEHLVI.

Obverse description : Buste de Yazdgard III couronné à droite, surmonté d'un casque ailé entouré d'un double grènetis avec trois étoiles surmontant des croissants.

Reverse

Reverse legend : INSCRIPTION EN PEHLVI.

Reverse description : Autel entre deux prêtres, du Soleil à gauche et de la Lune à droite, entouré d'un triple grènetis, au-dessus quatre croissants surmontés d'étoiles.

Commentary

Attirbué à Abd Allah b. al-Zybayr (AH 60-73).

Historical background

ARAB-SASANIAN

(7th century AD)

Coinage in the name of Yarsgard III

After the death of Chosroes II, the Sassanid princes brought to power by the feudal lords were assassinated a few months after their coronation. In 632, one of the last survivors of the royal family had to be brought out of hiding to be crowned under the name of Yazdgard III. But four years later, the standard of Kavadh, silk brocade covered with sumptuous jewels and symbol of the power of the Sassanids, fell into the hands of the Arabs. Finally, tracked down after the defeat of Nihavand (642), Yazdgard III ends his flight near Merv, where he is assassinated in 651.