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Numismatics
Drachm of Shapur I
Sassanian artist, (active )
Sassanian artist
Iran
1 1/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 0.3 cm)
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overall
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overall
Silver
Silver
Sassanian Empire
241-272
241
272
1000 BCE - 500 CE, ancient art (Mediterranean & Near East), coins, men, Mesopotamian, portraits
Numismatics
A standard inscription inside the obverse border proclaims the king’s divine right to rule: “The Mazda worshipper, the divine Shapur, King of the Kings of Iran, heaven-descended of the Gods.”
[Gallery label text, 2009]
The Sassanian Empire, founded by Shapur’s father Ardashir in 224 A.D., was ruled from Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) until the Arab invasion of 636. Also called the New Persian Empire, it stretched in its heyday from Spain to India, just south of the Roman Empire, with which it constantly fought. The beautifully designed and executed coins minted by the highly civilized Sassanid dynasty follow the Roman formula, with the ruler’s profile on the front, but the details of the crown, hairstyle, and shaped beard are absolutely Persian.
[Gallery label text, 1995]
recto, along sides, Sassanian inscriptionsverso, along sides, Sassanian inscriptions
1995.24
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
95.24SL2
slide
reverse
2 x 2
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glossy
obverse
8 x 10
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glossy
reverse
8 x 10
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negative
obverse
2 x 3
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negative
reverse
2 x 3
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95.24DI2
digital image
reverse
Imaging Complete
00/00/00
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95.24DI1
digital image
obverse
00/00/00
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95.24DI#3
digital image
obverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.24_A3.jpg
95.24DI#4
digital image
reverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.24_A4.jpg
Numismatics
Drachm of Khusro II
Sassanian artist, (active )
Sassanian artist
Iran
Primary
1 1/8 x 1/16 in. (2.8 x 0.1 cm)
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Silver
Silver
ca. 613-616 CE
613
616
70-7
Numismatics
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]
2005.183
item
Memorial Art Gallery
8/5/2005
2005.183DI1
digital image
00/00/00
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2005.183DI#2
digital image
obverse
2/2/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2005.183_I2.jpg
2005.183DI#3
digital image
reverse
2/2/2009
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2005.183DI#4
digital image
obverse
10/16/2009
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2005.183_A4.jpg
2005.183DI#5
digital image
Reverse
10/16/2009
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