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Drachm - Hormazd II
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 303-309 |
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| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Hormizd II facing right, wearing a distinctive eagle crown surmounted by a prominent korymbos (hair bundle encased in a globe). The king's beard is rendered in fine beaded detail, with a necklace of pellets visible at the collar. A Inscriptional Pahlavi legend surrounds the effigy within a beaded border. The portrait is executed in high relief, characteristic of early Sasanian royal coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central fire altar with ribbons flanked by two standing royal attendants; the attendant to the left wears an eagle crown with korymbos, while the attendant to the right wears a mural crown. A royal bust emerges from the flames atop the altar, facing left. The scene is enclosed within a beaded border, with Inscriptional Pahlavi legends occupying the fields to either side of the altar, following standard Sasanian reverse iconography. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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