Drachm: Fire altar with bust, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (Reverse)
AD 302–309
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Drachm: Fire altar with bust, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (Reverse), AD 302–309. Iran, Sasanian, reign of Hormizd II, 4th century. Silver; diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward Gans 1965.316.b
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- silver
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭫𐭦𐭩𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭬𐭦𐭣 Translation: Fire of Hormizd Remark: Script read right to left
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1965.316.b
- Credit Line
- Gift of Edward Gans
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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