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LOT 2897
Sasanian Kingdom, Husrav (Khosrau) II AR Drachm. AD 590-628.
PR (Furat-i-Meshan) mint. Dated RY 31 (AD 621/2). Draped bust to right, wearing mural crown with two wings and star set on crescent; star-in-crescent before; all within double border with star-in-crescents in margin / Fire altar with ribbons flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; all within triple border with star-in-crescents in margin. Göbl II/3; cf. SNS 644-645. Good Very Fine. Exceptionally rare mint of Furat-i-Meshan in Iraq.(3.96gr, 33mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s.
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