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Lot # PI-001: Safavids, Tahmasp II,

AH1135-1145/1722-1732AD,

AR Abbasi, AH1135, Rasht mint,

KM 303, Choice Extrafine/AU,

Rare date and mint................... $75.00

PI-002: Sassanian, Kavad 488-531, 2nd reign, AR drachm, 28 mm, 4.09

grams, Year 34, mint (GNChKR) Gandzak Shahastanyan (Atrpatakanyan) > Janza capital of Atrpatakan (modern Iranian Azerbaijan) - SE from Urmiya lake. This city was destroyed by Byzantians at 622. Later capital became Tabriz. very rare and important mint! Ex-Album list 29, lot 219 as Ganja mint! Lightly toned bold XF .............................. $450.00

For more information go to:

http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=2065

Larger photo available on request ralph.ac@verizon.net

PI-005 Late Iranian, Qajar, Fath 'Ali Shah, AH1212-1250 / 1797-1834AD,

AR rial 9.04grams, 21.4mm, dated AH1233, Mashhad mint, KM 697

scarce ............$22.95

IS-251 SAFAVIDS MUHAMMAD KHUDABANDA AH985-994, dated

AH988 2.34grms, 17.4mm, AR Shahi, Urdu mint, scarce....$ 32.00

IS-255 SAFAVID TAHMASP I AD1525-1576, Dated 955AH, 2 Shahi

4.64grms, 18.5mm, Urdu mint, not in Farahbaksh......$ 32.

IS-253 SAFAVID - TAHMASP I Dated AH968, 2 Shahi 5.18grms, 21.2mm,

VAN mint, v. rare..................................................................................... $350.00

Actual coin is sharper than this photo.

PI-004: What looks like an unknown Persian metallic amulet. Looks like a lion facing left with

small Arabic writing starting at the upper part above the upper lip of the animal, above

the lower jaw in the mouth, continuing with a word at the end of each leg (resembling

a foot), ending with the back leg! It is almost as if it was a coded message! 1.23 grams,

1.23 grams, 20.5 X 16.5 mm, very unusual

Any help would be appreciated.