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Drachm - Varhran V Bukharan type imitations MLW
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 420-438 |
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| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse script | Pahlavi |
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| Mintage | ND (420-438) - SNS# 435 (Type Ib1/2 4.12 g.) Imitation - ND (420-438) - SNS# 436 (Type Ib1/2 4.12 g.) Imitation - ND (420-438) - SNS# 437 (Type Ib1/2 4.12 g.) Imitation - ND (420-438) - SNS# 438 (Type Ib1/2 4.12 g.) Imitation - |
| Additional information |
Varhran V (Bahram V) ruled during a period of sustained conflict with Rome and the Hephthalites, but these pieces have nothing to do with those campaigns. The Bukharan imitative series reflects the Sasanian monetary reach into Sogdia — local authorities reproducing official types in silver for regional use, gradually degenerating the prototype through successive copying. SNS Schaaf 435–438 covers a tight cluster of die-linked variants within that degeneration sequence, making placement within the group meaningful for establishing the copying chain.