Coin

Museum number:
9-22817
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090022817
Object count:
1
Description:
Sasanian coin, silver, tarnish; recto: face in profile facing left, headdress with wings topped by star and crescent, 2 dots on chest, 3 on neck, text in front of face and behind head, 2 rings encircle profile, star and crescent symbol at 3, 6 & 9 positions; verso: 2 figures with spears flank an altar with fire, text to right and left of figures, 3 rings encircle, star and crescent at 12, 3, 6 & 9 positions.
Culture or time period:
Sasanian (ca. 224–641 AD)
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 3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22817, described as Sasanian coin, silver, tarnish; recto: face in profile facing left, headdress with wings topped by star and crescent, 2 dots on chest, 3 on neck, text in front of face and behind head, 2 rings encircle profile, star and crescent symbol at 3, 6 & 9 positions; verso: 2 figures with spears flank an altar with fire, text to right and left of figures, 3 rings encircle, star and crescent at 12, 3, 6 & 9 positions.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22817, described as Sasanian coin, silver, tarnish; recto: face in profile facing left, headdress with wings topped by star and crescent, 2 dots on chest, 3 on neck, text in front of face and behind head, 2 rings encircle profile, star and crescent symbol at 3, 6 & 9 positions; verso: 2 figures with spears flank an altar with fire, text to right and left of figures, 3 rings encircle, star and crescent at 12, 3, 6 & 9 positions.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22817, described as Sasanian coin, silver, tarnish; recto: face in profile facing left, headdress with wings topped by star and crescent, 2 dots on chest, 3 on neck, text in front of face and behind head, 2 rings encircle profile, star and crescent symbol at 3, 6 & 9 positions; verso: 2 figures with spears flank an altar with fire, text to right and left of figures, 3 rings encircle, star and crescent at 12, 3, 6 & 9 positions.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 9-22817, described as Sasanian coin, silver, tarnish; recto: face in profile facing left, headdress with wings topped by star and crescent, 2 dots on chest, 3 on neck, text in front of face and behind head, 2 rings encircle profile, star and crescent symbol at 3, 6 & 9 positions; verso: 2 figures with spears flank an altar with fire, text to right and left of figures, 3 rings encircle, star and crescent at 12, 3, 6 & 9 positions.

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