Sasanian Kingdom, Queen Bōrān (Buran) Æ Unit. WYHC (Weh-az-Amid-Kavad) mint, dated RY 1 = AD 630. Bust to right, wearing crown with two wings and korymbos set on crescent; star and star-in-crescent flanking crown / Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by attendants; star and crescent flanking flames, mint to right, date to left. Göbl type I/1; Sunrise -; Saeedi -; SWW -; cf. Malek & Curtis 165 (different denomination); VAuctions, Pars Coins 29, 222, otherwise unpublished. 1.81g, 30mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare; only 3 other examples on CoinArchives and this the finest in grade by some margin; apparently unpublished in the standard references.

The bronze 'drachms' of the late Sasanian period are still open to further research and discussion. Whether these extremely rare issues were circulated due to a lack of silver at the time or whether, given their scarcity, they are simply the core of fourrée coins is still up for debate. The lack of silver plating on any available examples makes the latter argument hard to prove.