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1 Drachm - Kidarites Peroz

Issuer Kidarite Kingdom
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Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse lettering πιρο (Piro / Peroz)
Reverse description Stylized fire altar at centre, depicted frontally with a stepped base and flanked by two attendant figures standing in adoration, a composition closely derived from Sasanian royal coinage conventions. The altar and attendants are rendered in a degenerate, schematic manner characteristic of late Kidarite hammered issues. Bactrian inscriptions occupy the left and right fields flanking the altar scene. The whole composition is enclosed within a beaded border, and the flan shows characteristic irregular hammered edges.
Reverse script Bactrian
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