Art Institute of Chicago
Coin Portraying King Sapor II
Sasanian; Persia (now Iran)
- Date
- 309-379
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Khorasan
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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