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Drachm - Hormizd II
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 303-309 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Hormizd II facing right, depicted with a regal draped bust surmounted by the distinctive eagle crown adorned with a korymbos hair bundle. A secondary letter or mintmark appears in the field behind the crown, serving as an administrative notation. The entire design is contained within a double circular border, a hallmark of Sasanian coinage style. |
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| Mintage | ND (303-309) |
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Hormizd II ruled for roughly six years before being killed — according to later sources — by Arab tribesmen, a death that triggered one of the more turbulent successions in Sasanian history. His infant son Shapur II was reportedly crowned while still in the womb, with nobles placing a diadem on his mother's abdomen. The coinage of Hormizd II is consequently scarce; six years produced far fewer dies than the multi-decade reigns that bookended his.