Art Institute of Chicago
Drachma (Coin) Portraying Chosroes I
Sasanian; Persia (now Iran)
- Date
- 531-579
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Iran
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The front of this coin portrays Chosroes I. The scene on the back includes a pyre burning on an altar, with a star above.
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