Sasanian Empire coin identification help

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I found a few candidates here using this search:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?e=sasanian_empire&r=silver

 

But they are all so similar that I cannot seem to figure out which one this is.

 

I am also very new to this hobby and an not sure my eye is trained enough to spot the telling differences.

 

Thank you much! :)

Welcome to Numista!

 

Here are some helpful references for identifying Sasanian coins: 

 

https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/identification-of-sasanian-coins-186.html

 

http://beastcoins.com/Sasanian/Sasanian.htm

 

http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sasanian.html

 

and to identify mints:

 

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Sasanian%20Mints

 

 

Your coin appears to be either from Khusro II or Hormazd IV,  but I can't tell the mint or date. Hopefully another of our members more knowledgeable on Sasanian coins will be able to nail down the ID more specifically. 
 

Seeker55, thank you for this information. I can see that it is going to be a tough job trying to identify it

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http://beastcoins.com/Sasanian/Sasanian.htm

 

Here is easy to find out emperor,city and year

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