coin

Details

• Associated people

  ‘Abd al-Malik (685-705) (ruler)

• Denomination

  Drachm

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Design

  Bust of Khusraw II facing right, Pahlavi inscription to left downwards, Bactrian inscription to right downwards (ruler) facing inwards, earring: three pellet triangle, breast ornamentation: three pellet triangle, enclosed by double beaded circle, margin i (obverse)

  
  

  Zoroastrian fire altar centre, with two attendants right and left standing facing, at the top of the flames rising from the altar, on the left a small star and on the right a small crescent, Pahlavi inscription to left downwards (mint), Pahlavi inscriptio (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR10270

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR10270

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