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Drachm - Varhran II type VII/1 - VII/2
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 276-293 |
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| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Royal family portrait in low relief depicting Varhran II (Bahram II) accompanied by the queen and the heir apparent. The king faces right wearing a distinctive winged globe crown; the queen, also facing right, bears a headdress surmounted by a bovine or boar-head crown. Interposed before the royal pair, the crown prince is depicted wearing a crown adorned with the forepart of a raptor, interpreted as an eagle-crown. The three effigies are rendered in the characteristically stylised Sasanian court idiom, with bold facial features and elaborate regalia emphasising dynastic legitimacy. |
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| Obverse lettering | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭 |
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| Reverse script | Middle Persian (Pahlavi) |
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