Drachm: Fire altar with bust of Hormizd II, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse)

303–9 CE
Diameter: 2.6 x 0.1 cm (1 x 1/16 in.)
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Drachm: Fire altar with bust of Hormizd II, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse)

Drachm: Fire altar with bust of Hormizd II, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse)

303–9 CE

Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE), reign of Hormizd II (303–309)

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