Drachm: Fire altar with bust of Hormizd II, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse)

AD 303–9

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Title: Drachm: Fire altar with bust of Hormizd II, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse)
Date Created: AD 303–9
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 2.6 x 0.1 cm (1 x 1/16 in.)
Type: Coins
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.738.b
Medium: silver
Inscriptions: 𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭫𐭦𐭩𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭬𐭦𐭣‎
Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Sasanian, Iran, reign of Hormizd II, 4th century
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Goebl
Collection: Near Eastern Art
Accession Number: 1966.738.b

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