Drachm - Varhran II (type X/3 - XI/3) Coin

Drachm - Varhran II (type X/3 - XI/3)

Country: Sasanian Empire (Persia)
Denomination: AR Drachm (1/12)
Year: (276-293)
Material: Silver (.900)
Weight: 3.05 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 26 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: sasanian empirepersia

Description:

Obverse

Family portrait of Varhran II. The king wears a crown with wings and a globe. The Queen wears a kulah with the animal head (boar-crown?); the heir wears a kulah crowend by the head of a bird (eagle-crown?).

Reverse

Along the sides of the atasdan are two figures facing the altar. The attendant on the right is a figure of Anahita in a kulah crowend by the head of a bird or winged crown, with the "wreath of power" in his hand. The figure on the left wears the crown of Varhran II and raises his hand (laurel wreath).

Bull-symbol over the flames.

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