Sas-052 Sasanian Empire, Kavad I (488-496 AD), Drachm Silver Coin
Sasanian Empire
Kavadh I (488-496, 499-531 AD)
Drachm Silver Coin
4.04 g 29.65 mm
First Reign (488-496 AD)
Göbl I/1
SNS III I/1
Obverse: Within a single dotted border, the draped bust of Kavadh I facing right, wearing an elaborate mural crown with a frontal crescent surmounted by a korymbos in crescent. A star is behind the head, and a crescent and ribbon are on each shoulder. Before the head, 'kwʾt' (Kawad in Pahlavi).
Reverse: Within a single dotted border, a fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants. Above the altar, a star and crescent. To the left, 'kwʾt' (Kawad in Pahlavi). To the right, faint traces of an effaced Pahlavi abbreviation for the mint.
Kavadh I (488-496, 499-531 AD)
Drachm Silver Coin
4.04 g 29.65 mm
First Reign (488-496 AD)
Göbl I/1
SNS III I/1
Obverse: Within a single dotted border, the draped bust of Kavadh I facing right, wearing an elaborate mural crown with a frontal crescent surmounted by a korymbos in crescent. A star is behind the head, and a crescent and ribbon are on each shoulder. Before the head, 'kwʾt' (Kawad in Pahlavi).
Reverse: Within a single dotted border, a fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants. Above the altar, a star and crescent. To the left, 'kwʾt' (Kawad in Pahlavi). To the right, faint traces of an effaced Pahlavi abbreviation for the mint.
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Collection
Condition
Some scratches/marks
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Osaka
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