Drachm: Fire altar with bust of Hormizd II, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse)
AD 303–9
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Drachm: Fire altar with bust of Hormizd II, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse), AD 303–9. Sasanian, Iran, reign of Hormizd II, 4th century. Silver; diameter: 2.6 x 0.1 cm (1 x 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Goebl 1966.738.b
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- silver
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.6 x 0.1 cm (1 x 1/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: 𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭫𐭦𐭩𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭬𐭦𐭣 Translation: Fire of Hormizd Remark: Script read right to left
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1966.738.b
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert Goebl
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 102A Ancient Near East
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