id:			141736
accession number:	1965.316.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.316.b
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:13.910000

Drachm: Fire altar with bust, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse), 302–309 CE. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE), reign of Hormizd II (303–309). Silver; diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edward Gans 1965.316.b

title:				Drachm: Fire altar with bust, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse)
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creation date:			302–309 CE
creation date earliest:		302
creation date latest:		309
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creditline:			Gift of Edward Gans
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culture:	Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE), reign of Hormizd II (303–309)
technique:	silver
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Coins
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measurements: Diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
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	inscription:	𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭫𐭦𐭩𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭬𐭦𐭣
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