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Numismatics ID number: BIRBI-S0164 Object type: Coin Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D.; Istanbul Sasanian Hoard Maker: Varhran V; Ctesiphon Denomination: Drachm Place made: Seleucia Culture: Sasanian Date made: 420-438 Metal: Silver Diameter (cm): 2.80 Weight (g): 4.19 Axis (degrees): 90.00 Provenance: Whitting 4812, A. H. Baldwin, 19th October 1964, from Istanbul. |
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Description: Obverse: Varhran V, facing r. on frontal bust, bearded, hair tied in bunch over l. shoulder, earring; ribbon extending upwards from behind l. shoulder; crown, with pellet band, mural elements, with upturned crescent with fireball within above; single pellet band at neckline, double pellet lines extending from shoulder to sternum, where they connect to large hollow pellet; single pellet border. Reverse: Fire altar, with two steps at base, three steps at top, bust of Shah imposed on upper steps, two ribbons extending down from centre of column; two attendants, crowned, both facing in toward altar, holding sword/barsom; single pellet border. Inscriptions: Obverse: MZDYSN RAMŠTR VARHRN MLKAN MLKA (Mazda-Worshipping, who maintains the peace in his realm, Varhran, King of Kings) Rev: VARHRN (Varhran) BBA (BABA, 'Door' i.e. The Court) Bibliography: SNS 3.1.Obv.Ia.Rev.2.
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4 Related People | |
| Whitting, Philip David British 1903 1988 | |
| Varhran V Sasanian 438 | |
| Ctesiphon Sasanian | |
| Istanbul Sasanian Hoard | |
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