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Drachm of Khusro II
ca. 613-616 CE1 1/8 x 1/16 in. (2.8 x 0.1 cm)
Unknown, Sassanian
Object Type:
Numismatics
Medium and Support:
Silver
Credit Line:
Bequest of Isabel C. Herdle
Accession Number:
2005.183
Location: Currently on view
Sassanian kings wear crowns that incorporate symbols associated with the Zoroastrian religion and idea of divine kingship. Khusro wears a winged crown, in contrast to Shapur’s turret crown [seen in 95.24].
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Provenance
Isabel C. Herdle, Rochester, NY; her bequest to the Gallery in 2005
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