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Coin
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Sasanian, reign of Bahram II
A.D. 276–293
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: weight: 3.690 gr.
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number32.20
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionBahram II. Obverse: conjugate busts of Bahram II and his wife facing right; king wears winged crown, globe; queen wears a boar's headed headdress; bust of son facing them wears an eagle's head in front of headdress; (reverse) fire-altar attended by king on left wearing crown and globe raising right hand; queen on left offers chaplet with right hand; left hand on hip; frohar symbol on left of fire; taurus symbol on right, grenetis. Silver.
ProvenanceBy 1932: with Kirkor Minassian; 1932: purchased by the MFA from Kirkor Minassian.*
(Accession date: January 11, 1932)
* Nine coins (32.15-23 were purchased as a group for $35.
(Accession date: January 11, 1932)
* Nine coins (32.15-23 were purchased as a group for $35.