coin

Details

• Associated people

  Muqātil (790-791) (ruler)

• Denomination

  Hemidrachm

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Design

  Bust of Khusraw II facing right, Pahlavi inscription to left downwards, Arabic inscription to right downwards (ruler), earring: three pellet triangle, breast ornamentation: four pellet diamond, surrounded by double beaded circle, margin in four quadrants (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 (date) followed by pellet, (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR10286

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR10286

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