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Drachm - Yazdgerd II

Issuer Sasanian Empire
Year 438-457
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Reference(s) SNS Iran#Ia1/2a (pl. 71, 14), Göbl Sasan#I/1, Sunrise#931
Obverse description Effigy of Yazdgerd II facing right, depicted as a draped bust. The king wears a distinctive mural crown surmounted by a korymbos — a globe of gathered hair — set upon a crescent, with inner ribbons flanking the crown. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic Sasanian court style, with fine detail applied to the royal regalia. A beaded border typically frames the central device.
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Obverse lettering 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭫𐭲𐭩
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Reverse script Middle Persian (Pahlavi)
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