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A work made of silver.

Drachm (Coin) Portraying King Varahran II

238-275

Sasanian; Persian (now Iran)

Greece

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts jugate busts of King Varahran II and his Queen, facing to the right, facing a smaller bust (the prince) who looks left. The back (reverse) depicts the King and prince standing at either side of a flaming altar or pyre.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium