Coin Portraying King Sapor II

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Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

309-379

Sasanian; Persia (now Iran)

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the Sasanian king Sapor II, facing right.

On the back (reverse), a flaming pyre is shown between two standing figures.

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Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Iranian
Title: Coin Portraying King Sapor II
Place: Khorasan (Minted in)
Date: Struck 309 CE–379 CE
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Reference Number: 1923.1391
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Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.

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