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141736
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Drachm: Fire altar with bust, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse)
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object
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141736
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object
title
Drachm: Fire altar with bust, Zoroastrian priest holding sword left, King as priest holding sword right (reverse)
date
302–309 CE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80041419
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Coins
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
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Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE), reign of Hormizd II (303–309)
accession
1965.316.b
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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
collection
Near Eastern Art
inscriptions
inscription
𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭫𐭦𐭩𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭬𐭦𐭣
inscription_translation
Fire of Hormizd
inscription_remark
Script read right to left
creditline
Gift of Edward Gans
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2026-05-29 07:16:55.303000
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141736
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Near Eastern Art
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silver
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