⅙ Dinar - Bahram II

Features

Issuer	Sasanian Empire (Sasanian Empire (224-651))
Emperor	Bahram II (274-293)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Years	276-293
Value	⅙ Dinar
Currency	Dinar (224 AD-651 AD)
Composition	Gold
Weight	1.44 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	9 o'clock ↑←
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 387710
References	SNS Iran# VI/1 Dāryūš Akbarzād, Nikolaus Schindel; 2017. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum Iran: a Late Sasanian Hoard from Orumiyeh. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. , Göbl Sasan# VII/2a Klinkhardt & Biermann (publisher); 1968. Sasanidische Numismatik. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. , Sunrise# 785 Bradley R. Nelson (ed.); 2011. Numismatic Art of Persia / Part I: Ancient - 650 BC to AD 650: The Sunrise Collection. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Commemorative issue

Ceremonial purposes

Obverse

Jugate busts Varhran I, wearing winged crown with korymbos, and his queen, wearing kolah with boar's head, right, vis-a-vis bust of Prince 4, wearing kolah with eagle's head, left; trefoil of pellets behind shoulder of king.

Reverse

Fire altar; flanked by two attendants facing outward, the one on left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown with korymbos; symbol to left of flames.

Edge

Plain

Comments

Cf. SNS type VI/1 (right attendant lacks korymbos); Göbl type VII/2a; Paruck -; Saeedi -.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (276-293)

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