VARHRAN V, SASSANIAN AR DRACHM, 420 - 438 C.E.
SNS type Ib2/1, Lustrous Mint State, 28.2mm, 4.18 grams
Obverse: Bust of Varhran V to right, wearing mural crown with korymbos set on crescent, inscription around, dotted border
Reverse: Fire altar with ribbons flanked by two attendants, crescent to upper right, inscription on altar shaft
Stunningly lustrous. A BEAUTIFUL example!
Varhran V, also known as Bahram Gor was the son of Yazdegard I (Izgader Malka mentioned in the Talmud) According to Sassanian/Pahlavian literature Yazdegard married Shushandukt the daughter of the Exilarch Huna (resh galuta), technically making Varhran V a Jewish Sassanian King. His proposed genealogy can be seen here
