Dinar - Hormazd II

€417,897.00
IssuerSasanian Empire
Year303-309
TypeCirculating commemorative coin
ValueDinar (1)
CurrencyDinar (224 AD-651 AD)
CompositionGold
Weight7.23 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Sunrise#813 for type, SNS Iran#Ia/3d, Göbl Sasan#I/1a
Obverse descriptionDiademed bust of Hormizd II right, wearing eagle crown with korymbos.
Obverse scriptInscriptional Pahlavi
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionFire altar decorated with ribbons, bust of Ahura Mazda left in flames, flanked by two attendants, each bearing a sword, the figure on left wearing an eagle crown with korymbos, that on the right wearing a mural crown with korymbos.
Reverse scriptInscriptional Pahlavi
Reverse lettering
Edge
MintA
Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day
Madain, Iraq
MintageND (303-309)  - -
Catalog ID6766483460
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