SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) IV or V. AD 631-637(?). AR Drachm (33mm, 4.09 g, 9h). WYHC (Veh-az-Amid-Kavād) mint. Dated RY 5 (AD 636/7). Good VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 449. Estimated: $ 1 500

Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 3 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SASANIAN KINGS. Husrav (Khosrau) IV or V. AD 631-637(?). AR Drachm (33mm, 4.09 g, 9h). WYHC (Veh-az-Amid-Kavād) mint. Dated RY 5 (AD 636/7). GDH monogram and 'pzwt' in Pahlavi to left, hwslwy in Pahlavi to right, bust right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent and two wings surmounted by star-in-crescent; fillet over each shoulder, crescent over right shoulder / Fire altar with ribbons; flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames; hwms’ (date) in Pahlavi to left, wyhc (mint) in Pahlavi to right. Mochiri, Monnaies 33 var. (date); Mochiri 495; Malek, Late, p. 492 (date for this mint unlisted) SC Tehran –; SNS Schaaf 655 var. and corr. (RY date; attributed to Husrav [Khosrau II]); Saeedi –; Sunrise –. Deposits, die break and die rust on obverse. Good VF. Extremely rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 118 (13 September 2021), lot 697; Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 877; Gorny & Mosch 237 (2 March 2016), lot 1582.


The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Two – Lot 338–647 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 9 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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