Drachm (Coin) Portraying King Varahran II

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Drachm (Coin) Portraying King Varahran II

Sasanian; Persian (now Iran)LinkedCulture matchlcp-b3fbf3689aea

Date
238-275
Medium
Silver
Culture
Greece
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
36673

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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts jugate busts of King Varahran II and his Queen, facing to the right, facing a smaller bust (the prince) who looks left. The back (reverse) depicts the King and prince standing at either side of a flaming altar or pyre.

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Credit line
Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
Provenance
Emily Crane Chadbourne (1871- 1964), Paris, London, and Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1940.

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AAT300037334

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