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Coin

Manufacturer Unknown
CulturePersian | Sassanian
DateNo Date
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (3.2 x 3.5 cm)
InscribedTwo lines of Arabic (?) on the reverse.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number59.59.3
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 204
DescriptionLarge Sassanian coin with a king's head wearing a winged headress within two circles and a plain border having four stars and crescents. Reverse shows an altar with conical flame flanked by two figures and two lines of Arabic (?) within three rings and a plain border with four crescents and stars. Roundish in shape.

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