Art Institute of Chicago
Drachm (Coin) Portraying King Varahran II
Sasanian; Persian (now Iran)
- Date
- 238-275
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Greece
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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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- Object type
- AAT300037334
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