Hemidrachm - Wahram II
Features
| Issuer |
Sasanian Empire
(Sasanian Empire (224-651))  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Bahram II (274-293)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 276-293 |
| Value | Hemidrachm (1⁄24) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.96 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 411513 |
| References | SNS Iran# I/1 Dāryūš Akbarzād, Nikolaus Schindel; 2017. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum Iran: a Late Sasanian Hoard from Orumiyeh. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. , Göbl Sasan# I/1Klinkhardt & Biermann (publisher); 1968. Sasanidische Numismatik. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. , Sunrise# 771 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. |
Obverse
Bust of Varhran II right, wearing winged crown with korymbos, trefoil of pellets behind korymbos.
Reverse
Fire altar, flanked by two attendants, the one on left wearing winged crown with korymbos, the other wearing mural crown, pellet-inverted crescent-pellet on tier of altar
Edge
Plain
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (276-293) | |||||||||||||||
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