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Drachm: Bust of Hormizd II (obverse); Fire Altar with Bust (reverse)
AD 302–9
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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- Title: Drachm: Bust of Hormizd II (obverse); Fire Altar with Bust (reverse)
- Date Created: AD 302–9
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
- Type: Coins
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.377
- Medium: silver
- Inscriptions: 𐭬𐭦𐭪𐭠𐭠𐭭𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭬𐭭𐭪𐭲𐭥𐭬𐭭𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩𐭮𐭭𐭡𐭢𐭡𐭥𐭧𐭬𐭦𐭣, 𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭫𐭦𐭩𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭬𐭦𐭣
- Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Culture: Sasanian, minted in Iran, reign of Hormizd II
- Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Robert Goebl
- Collection: Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number: 1964.377
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