Drachm - Bahram II

€431,154.00
IssuerSasanian Empire
Year276-293
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueDrachm (1⁄12)
CurrencyDinar (224 AD-651 AD)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.33 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation9 o`clock ↑←
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Göbl Sasan#VII/1 Iran
Obverse descriptionJugate busts of Bahram II and his queen to right; Bahram II wearing a winged crown with a great korymbos on top; long beard with two rings and thick tufts of curly hair at the back; two ribbons rising from behind head; the queen wearing a headdress with boars`s head; facing a small bust to left, wearing a headdress with eagle`s head; legend along the dotted rim running anticlockwise from 11 h to 1 h, `mzdysn bgy wrhrʾn MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn W ʾnyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn` = `mazdēsn bay Wahrām šāhān šāh Ērān ud Anērān kē čihr az ya (a)dān` (`The Mazda-worshipping Lord, Bahram, King of Kings of the Iranians and Non-Iranians, whose essence is from the gods` in Pahlavi).
Obverse scriptInscriptional Pahlavi
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionFire altar flanked by two regal attendants holding scepters and wearing crowns; to right and left deteriorated legend, `NWRA ZY ˗ wrhrʾn` = `ādur ī Wahrām` (`Fire of Bahram` in Pahlavi); the so-called `symbol of the heir` in the upper field to the left of the flames.
Reverse scriptInscriptional Pahlavi
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (276-293)  - -
Catalog ID9768621770
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