Categorías:
Ruler
Sasanidan Empire
Value
2x Drachm
Reverse Legend
Two attendants
Grade
Good very fine
Mint
-
Date
-
Weigth and Diameter
-
Metal
Silver
Sasanian Empire. Lot comprising 2x silver drachms.
King bust facing, head right, wearing winged crown surmounted by star and crescent, inside dotted-border, crescent at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock.
Pahlavi script in the lower right margin and to the left and right of the king's portrait within the borders.
Two attendants (or guards) flanking a flaming altar, crescents on their heads, inside dotted-border. This scene was symbolic for the Zoroastrianism religion the Sasanians followed.
Good very fine condition. Nice silver toning.
2025-6235 (SASA-004)