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Drachma: Bust of Hormizd II, r., wearing crown (obverse)

302–9 CE

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

(303–309)
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Medium
silver
Measurements
Diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
Weight: 3.55 g (0.13 oz)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Gans 1965.316.a
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A circular silver coin depicts a profile bust of a figure facing our right. He wears a tall crown topped with a large sphere, his hair in thick curls and a short beard along the jawline. The worn, muted gray surface has thin cracks extending from the edges. A decorative border of raised circular patterns and script encircles the portrait.

Drachma: Bust of Hormizd II, r., wearing crown (obverse)

302–9 CE

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

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