Sasanian coin
On display
The first Islamic coins drew upon the traditions of the conquered lands that formed the Islamic caliphate. The earliest examples exhibit a combination of Sasanian features - portraits of emperors, Zoroastrian fire altars and Pahlavi inscriptions - and pious Arabic phrases, or standing figures and columns on four-stepped pedestals surrounded by Arabic, Greek, or Latin inscriptions.
Details
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Title
Sasanian coin
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Associated people
Khusraw II, King of Persia (ruled AD 590 - 628) (subject)Khusraw II, King of Persia (ruled AD 590 - 628) (ruler) -
Associated place
Ardashir Khurra (mint) -
Date
c. AD 619 -
Material and technique
silver
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Material index
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Technique index
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Denomination
Drachm
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Object type
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Dimensions
31 mm (diameter)
4.02 g (weight) -
Design
Khusraw II wearing a crown with wings (obverse)
Two standing attendants by an altar (reverse)
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No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by J. G. Milne, 1943.
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Museum location
First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East -
Museum department
Heberden Coin Room
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Accession no.
HCR7444
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Further reading
Album, Stephen, and Tony Goodwin, Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean: The Pre-Reform Coinage of the Early Islamic Period, Volume 1, Sylloge of Islamic coins in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2002)
