Drachm - Yazdegerd III type I/1
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 632-651 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 2.22 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#I/1, SNS Schaaf#713-714-715-716-717-721, Val Sn#57 |
| Obverse description | 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 |
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| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | ` pct-afzud yzdkrt |
| Reverse description | 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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| Mint | |
| Mintage |
ND (632-641) - W. H. Valentine#57 - ND (632-651) - Göbl# I/1 - ND (632-651) SK - SNS# 713 (Type I/1 3.85 g.) Sakastan (Zarag) Sistan (Yazd) - ND (632-651) SK - SNS# 714 (Type I/1 3.32 g.) Sakastan (Zarag) Sistan (Yazd) - ND (632-651) SK - SNS# 715 (Type I/1 4.01 g.) Sakastan (Zarag) Sistan (Yazd) - ND (632-651) SK - SNS# 716 (Type I/1 4.02 g.) Sakastan (Zarag) Sistan (Yazd) - ND (632-651) SK - SNS# 717 (Type I/1 3.97 g.) Sakastan (Zarag) Sistan (Yazd) - ND (632-651) ST - SNS# 721 (Type I/1 4.00 g.) Staxr / Istakhr (Persepolis) Fars - |
| Numisquare ID | 3536846660 |
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