Coin

Museum number:
9-22821
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090022821
Description:
Sasanian coin, silver, tarnish; recto: face in profile facing left, headdress with sections sticking up topped by crescent and circle, necklace, text in front of face and behind head, 1 ring encircles profile; verso: 2 figures with spears flank an altar with fire, text to right and left of figures, 1 ring encircles.
Culture or time period:
Sasanian (ca. 224–641 AD)
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
224-651 AD
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— diameter 2.1 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22821, described as Sasanian coin, silver, tarnish; recto: face in profile facing left, headdress with sections sticking up topped by crescent and circle, necklace, text in front of face and behind head, 1 ring encircles profile; verso: 2 figures with spears flank an altar with fire, text to right and left of figures, 1 ring encircles.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22821, described as Sasanian coin, silver, tarnish; recto: face in profile facing left, headdress with sections sticking up topped by crescent and circle, necklace, text in front of face and behind head, 1 ring encircles profile; verso: 2 figures with spears flank an altar with fire, text to right and left of figures, 1 ring encircles.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22821, described as Sasanian coin, silver, tarnish; recto: face in profile facing left, headdress with sections sticking up topped by crescent and circle, necklace, text in front of face and behind head, 1 ring encircles profile; verso: 2 figures with spears flank an altar with fire, text to right and left of figures, 1 ring encircles.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22821, described as Sasanian coin, silver, tarnish; recto: face in profile facing left, headdress with sections sticking up topped by crescent and circle, necklace, text in front of face and behind head, 1 ring encircles profile; verso: 2 figures with spears flank an altar with fire, text to right and left of figures, 1 ring encircles.

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