Live auction - bgr_967297 - SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - YAZDGERD II Drachme

SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - YAZDGERD II Drachme AU

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Estimate :	150 €
Price :	75 €
Maximum bid :	75 €
End of the sale :	01 April 2025 14:31:48
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Drachme

Date: c. 438-457

Mint name / Town : Gay (Javy) (GD) Médie

Metal : silver

Diameter : 27 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 4,12 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie idéalement centrée. Superbe revers. Buste agréable. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés

Catalogue references :

Göbl160 (I/1) - Mit.- - SMS.145

Obverse

Obverse legend : LÉGENDE EN PEHLVI.

Obverse description : Buste de Yazdgard II à droite, coiffé de sa couronne.

Obverse translation : (Adorateur de Mazda, le divin Yasdgard, Roi des Rois d’Iran qui est issu des Dieux).

Reverse

Reverse legend : LÉGENDE EN PEHLVI.

Reverse description : Pyrée (autel du feu) ; les flammes s’élèvent au-dessus de la table, soutenue par un pilier central, des rubans pendant à l’extérieur ; de chaque côté de l’autel, un servant (soldat).