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Drachm - Kawad II
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 628 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Kavad II (Shiroye) facing right, depicted in profile with a distinctive mural crown surmounted by a frontal crescent and korymbos set upon a second crescent, with ribbons at the left shoulder and a crescent-and-ribbon device at the right. Stars flank the crown at either side, and the outer margin is decorated with a repeating series of star-in-crescent devices. The portrait is rendered in the refined late Sasanian court style, with characteristic linear detailing of the royal regalia. |
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| Reverse description | Zoroastrian fire altar with pendant ribbons occupying the central field, flanked by two standing attendants facing inward in the standard Sasanian devotional composition. A star and crescent appear to either side of the altar flames, while the outer margin carries a continuous band of star-in-crescent devices consistent with the obverse border treatment. The reverse legend in Inscriptional Pahlavi identifies the mint and regnal year. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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