Drachma
Object Number: | 33-62-50 |
Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
Culture: | Sassanian |
Provenience: | Iran |
Manufacture Location: | Darabgard |
Maker: | Kavad I |
Period: | Sassanian Period |
Date Made: | 488-497 AD |
Early Date: | 488 |
Late Date: | 497 |
Section: | Near Eastern |
Materials: | Silver |
Iconography: | Head Kavad I Year |
Credit Line: | Persian Expedition, Erich Schmidt, 1933 |
Description
Silver drachm. Obverse: Head of king facing right within one or more rings. Reverse: Year 13 = 497, Mint DA= Darabgard, Persis
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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