Source:
Museum Collection
Silver Drachm
Yazdegerd III
View Yazdegerd III's ProfileObverse
Bust right with crown. Final style of Sasanian portraiture.
Reverse
Fire altar flanked by attendants.
- Mint
- Kirman (KR)
- Date
- Regnal Year 20 (c. 651 CE)
- Diameter
- 30mm
- Weight
- 3.98g
- Composition
- Silver (AR)
Reference
Göbl Type III/2
Notes
One of the last Sasanian coins minted before the end of the empire.
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| King | Yazdegerd III |
|---|---|
| Denomination | Silver Drachm |
| Source | Museum Collection |
| Obverse | Bust right with crown. Final style of Sasanian portraiture. |
| Reverse | Fire altar flanked by attendants. |
| Mint | Kirman (KR) |
| Date | Regnal Year 20 (c. 651 CE) |
| Diameter | 30mm |
| Weight | 3.98g |
| Composition | Silver (AR) |
| Reference | Göbl Type III/2 |