Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… A compendium of attributions from Album, Gobl, Gyselen, Kolesnikov, Mitchiner, Mochiri, Paruck, Schindel and Sears; many identifications are preliminary and/or questionable. Album SICA I = Stephen Album and Tony Goodwin, Sylloge of Islamic Coins In the Ashmolean, Volume 1: The Pre-Reform Coinage of the Early Islamic Period Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (2002) Gobl SN = Robert Gobl, Sasanian Numismatics, Klinkhardt and Biermann, Braunschweig (1971) Gyselen 2004 = Rika Gyselen, New Evidence For Sasanian Numismatics, Res Orientales XVI, Bures-sur- Yvette (2004) Kolesnikov = A. I. Kolesnikov, Deneshnoe Chozaystvo v Irane v VII Veke, Moscow (1998) Mitchiner ACW = Michael Mitchiner, Oriental Coins, the Ancient and Classical World, Hawkins Publications, London (1978) Mochiri ENIS II = Malek Iradj Mochiri, Etude De Numismatique Iranienne sous les Sassanides Et Arabe- Sassanides, Tome II, Teheran (1983) Paruck SC = F. D. J. Paruck, Sasanian Coins, Bombay (1924) Sears MHI = Stuart D. Sears, A Monetary History of Iraq and Iran, CA. CE 500 to 750, University of Chicago, Chicago (1997) Schindel SNS 3 = Nikolaus Schindel, Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum: Volume 3, Verlag der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien (2004) PAHLAVI ALPHABET Pahlavi (Middle Persian) is read from right to left. Many letterforms are similar: B and Y; R and L; D and K; G and Z; U, V, W and N. TRANSLITERATION PAHLAVI TRANSLITERATION PAHLAVI a l b m g n d s u, v, w p, f z ts, ch ١ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… kh, h r i, y sh k t SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES A uncertain site Media SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES AH unknown unknown KWN AH SNS 3; Varhran IV SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES AHM Media/Central Hamadan SNS 3; KWN AHM District Varhran IV ٢ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Mitchiner lists AR for AL unknown unknown both Armenia and Fars SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES not in the Caucasus, Mitchiner's ALM unknown Khurasan or Sistan Armenia SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES AM Amul (?) Khurasan SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES APL Abarshahr Khurasan AP ٣ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Ardashir- ART Ardashir-Khurra Khurra District SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES ART(H)Sh(TR) --- --- SNS 3 SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES AS uncertain site Khuzistan SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES ASP Spahan (Isfahan) Media SPHAN SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES ۴ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… Sears: may be Atrapatan blundered ST; AT Adurbadagan (?) (Azerbaijan) probably not (?) Adurbadagan SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Mochiri's AO/AOH; AW at or near Hormizd- Khuzistan Mitchiner's Ardashir AU/AUH AWH SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES at or near Eran- Mitchiner's AI or AY Khuzistan khvarrah-Shapur AB; Gobl's AB SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Mitchiner's AIR Central Iraq or AYL unknown (Airan Khurra Northwestern Iran Shapuhr) ۵ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Mitchiner's AIRA AYLA unknown unknown (Airan Khurra Shapuhr) SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Mitchiner's at or near Eran-asan- Media/Western AIRAN (Airan AYLAN kar-Kavad (Hulwan) District Khurra Shapuhr) SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES BBA Mitchiner's BKhA Court Mint [itinerant] (Balkh); Mochiri's KWN BBA BLX (Balkh) SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Mochiri's BXL BHL Balkh Khurasan (Balkh); Schindel's GHL ۶ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Sears' Veh-Ardashir; Mochiri's and BN uncertain Kirman Mitchiner's GN (Gondishapur) SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Peus BST Bust Sistan 363, 5313 SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES BShHP --- --- SNS 3 BShHPW SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES BWB --- --- SNS 3 ٧ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES not in Kirman, BYN (?) unknown Khurasan or Sistan SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Fars/Bishapur BYSh Bishapur District SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES BYShHPW --- --- SNS 3 SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES BYST --- --- SNS 3 SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES ٨ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… From a unique coin of CACW Chach (?) Khurasan (?) Hormazd IV, year 6, in Mochiri; who knows... SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES DA Peus 363, 5341 Fars/Darabgird Darabgird (Khusro II, year DAL District 25); this may be engraver error for NAL SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES DALAPKR --- --- SNS 3 SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Mitchiner's Darabgird; DL unknown unknown Mochiri's KR ٩ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES DYNAW DYNAS uncertain/Dinavar Gobl has this mint Media (?) (?) marked as Rayy DYNAT DYN SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES A district of Media/Southern Isfahan; GD Gay (Jayy) District Mitchiner's GI; Mochiri's GY SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Sears says possibly GLM unlocated Kirman Bamm SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES GNCKL Ganjak-Chez (?) Northern Provinces Peus 363, 5311 GNC ١٠ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Mitchiner's GU; at or near Goyman GW Media Mochiri's GO (?) (Gorgan) SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES GWD uncertain uncertain SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES GWL --- --- SNS 3 SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Mochiri's GWLCAN uncertain Khurasan (?) GORZAN (Gorzevan) ١١ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES GY Giruft Kirman SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES unknown; H unknown not Herat SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES HGL --- --- SNS 3 SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES HL HLY Herat Khurasan HLYDW HLYDY ١٢ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Mochiri's HLM Xolm (?) Khurasan XLM (Xolm) SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES HWC Gunde-Shapur (?) Khuzistan SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES Fars/Ardashir- KA Karzi (?) Khurra District (?). SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES KAL --- --- SNS 3 SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES ١٣ Historical Site of Mirhadi Hoseini http://m-hosseini.ir ……………………………………………………………………………………… KALCYDY --- --- SNS 3 SIGNATURE PAHLAVI CITY/DISTRICT PROVINCE NOTES in or near Shirajan KL Kirman (?) (?) http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/sasania/sas_mint/sas_mint_table.html ١۴ .