ANS Announced a February 27, 2026 Long Table Talk on the Late Sasanian 1931 Δ Hoard
On January 29, 2026, the American Numismatic Society (ANS) announced Long Table 264, a talk on the 1931 Δ Hoard of Late Sasanian coins in its collection. The talk was scheduled for February 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET, with Mark K. Gradoni of the University of California, Irvine as the speaker.
Correction (Oct 13, 2026): We corrected the headline, summary and body throughout to match the source. We made clear that the source is a lecture announcement, not a research report; removed unsupported statements about the find site, coin counts, newly found die varieties, silver purity analysis, price trends and investment advice; and added the dating the source gives (the Iranian occupation of Roman Egypt, 618/19 to 629 CE) and the speaker. The previous headline was "The 1931 Delta Hoard: Late Sasanian Dirhams Reveal Empire's Sixth-Century Trade Architecture."
This article is based on a lecture announcement published by the American Numismatic Society (ANS) on January 29, 2026. It is a notice of a talk as of January 29, 2026, not a report of new research results. The source does not say whether the talk took place or what was said at it.
The ANS announced Long Table 264, "Late Sasanian Coins from the Age of the Xusrōws: the 1931 Δ Hoard." The talk was scheduled for February 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.
The 1931 Δ Hoard
According to the announcement, the 1931 Δ Hoard is in the collection of the ANS. The ANS describes it as the only substantial deposition of coinage directly datable to the Iranian occupation of Roman Egypt from 618/19 to 629 CE.
The announced talk
The speaker was to be Mark K. Gradoni of the University of California, Irvine. According to the announcement, he was to suggest that the coins of this hoard offer important insights into two areas: the ideological program of the late Sasanian court, and the circulation of Sasanian coinage in the late antique Iranian world and beyond.
The announcement does not give the number of coins, their types, or where and how the hoard was found.
Source: American Numismatic Society, "Long Table 264. Late Sasanian Coins from the Age of the Xusrōws: the 1931 Δ Hoard" (January 29, 2026).
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