My Collection
Dinar - "kushansha" Varhran I (under Hormizd I)
Country: Indo-Sasanian Kingdom
(Persia)
Denomination: AV Dinar
(1)
Year: (272-273)
Material: Gold
Weight: 8.22 g
Shape: Round
Diameter:
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Catalog list: indo sasanian kingdompersia
Description:
Obverse
King standing left, trident in left field.
Crown consisting of a pair of ram's horns over a string of pearls surmounted by flower-like globe; diadem below, halo, hair in plaints, beard drawn through ring.
Trident over altar resembling Asklepius' wand: "chintamani" below arm; no symbol between feet; to right monogram above it, swastika or eight-rayed star.
Kushan legend on base, mint town.
Reverse
Siva standing before bull Nandi; head of bull in full front view; God in Sasanian garment, with Sasanian diadem, trident in left, noose in right hand; with base line.
Related Coins
Dinar - Khusru II (type III/4)
Country: Sasanian Empire
(Persia) / Denomination: AV Dinar
(1)
Year: (591-628) / Material: Gold
Shekel (Philistia)
Country: Persian satrapies (Achaemenid satrapy of Yehud Medinata)
(Persia) / Denomination: 1 Shekel
(1)
Year: (-539--332) / Material: Silver
Pashiz / Unit / Chalkous - Ardashir I (type III1a/2 - Left-facing type)
Country: Sasanian Empire
(Persia) / Denomination: AE pashiz / AE unit / AE Chalkous
(1/576)
Year: (224-241) / Material: Copper
Hemidrachm - Varhran I (type I/1)
Country: Sasanian Empire
(Persia) / Denomination: AR Hemidrachm
(1/24)
Year: (273-276) / Material: Silver (.900)
Pashiz / Unit / 8 Chalkoi - Shapur I (type II)
Country: Sasanian Empire
(Persia) / Denomination: AE pashiz / AE unit / AE 8 Chalkoi
(1/72)
Year: (240-272) / Material: Copper
Tetradrachm - Abdagases I - 12 BC-130 AD (mint of Taxila Sirsukh)
Country: Indo-Parthian Kingdom
(Persia) / Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
(4)
Year: (55-65) / Material: Silver
Drachm - Phraates III (Sellwood Type 38.6 - Mithradatkart)
Country: Parthian Empire
(Persia) / Denomination: AR Drachm
(1)
Year: (-70--57) / Material: Silver
Drachm - Yazdgard I (type Ia1/1a)
Country: Sasanian Empire
(Persia) / Denomination: AR Drachm
(1/12)
Year: (399-420) / Material: Silver (.900)
Tri-Chalkon - Gondophares - 12 BC-130 AD (Province of Chach)
Country: Indo-Parthian Kingdom
(Persia) / Denomination: AE Unit / Tri-Chalkon
(1/16)
Year: (42-55) / Material: Billon
Dinar - Peroz I (type I/1 - Sind)
Country: Sasanian Empire
(Persia) / Denomination: AV Dinar
(1)
Year: (457-484) / Material: Gold