Chalkon - Hormizd I
| Emittente | Indo-Sasanian Kingdom |
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| Anno | 256-264 |
| Tipo | Standard circulation coin |
| Valore | Chalkon (1⁄576) |
| Valuta | Drachm (230 AD-360 AD) |
| Composizione | Billon |
| Peso | 2.20 g |
| Diametro | 15 mm |
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| Forma | Round (irregular) |
| Tecnica | Hammered |
| Orientamento | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| In circolazione fino al | |
| Riferimento/i | Herfeld#12 |
| Descrizione del dritto | Bust of king to right with helmet bending forward and ending in lion`s head. Crest formed by lion`s mane, surmounted by flower-like globe, other at lower edge of helmet; curly hair; point of beard drawn through ring; ear-ring, necklace-bust ends in four curves. Parsik legend beginning at left shoulder. |
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| Descrizione del rovescio | Same king standing in adoration before Buddha on throne. King in Sasanian loose garment, with sword at left and dagger at right; right hand pointing towards small fire-altar in shape of hour-glass; left hand raised in adoration. God on throne, head and body in profile, knees parted, upper part of body shemms naked;long sceptre in left, rigth hand on arm-rest of throne. Throne seen partly in profile; according to Hellenistic prospective. |
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ND (256-264) - - |
| ID Numisquare | 3861119110 |
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