Drachm: Bust of Hormizd II (obverse); Fire altar with Bust (reverse)
AD 302–9
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Drachm: Bust of Hormizd II (obverse); Fire altar with Bust (reverse), AD 302–9. Sasanian, minted in Iran, reign of Hormizd II. Silver; diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward Gans 1965.316
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- silver
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 𐭬𐭦𐭪𐭠𐭠𐭭𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭬𐭭𐭪𐭲𐭥𐭬𐭭𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩𐭮𐭭𐭡𐭢𐭡𐭥𐭧𐭬𐭦𐭣 Translation: The Mazdah worshipper, the divine Hormizd, the King of Kings of Iran who is descended from the gods Remark: Obverse; Script read right to left Inscription: 𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭫𐭦𐭩𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭬𐭦𐭣 Translation: Fire of Hormizd Remark: Reverse; Script read right to left
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1965.316
- Credit Line
- Gift of Edward Gans
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1965
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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