coin
- Museum number
- IOC.435
- Description
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Gold coin. (whole)
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Bust of Shapur II right, wearing crenellated crown with diadem ties and globe with diadem ties. Tied beard, large ball of hair, moustache. 1 ring. (obverse)
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Fire altar with fluted column, throne with lion paws on incense burners, diadem ties. (reverse)
- Production date
- 309-379
- Dimensions
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Die-axis: 2 o'clock
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Diameter: 20 millimetres
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Weight: 7.27 grammes
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2018, 6 May- 30 June, National Museum, New Delhi, India and the World: A History in Nine Stories
2017-2018, 10 Nov 2017 - 18 Feb 2018, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai, India, India and the World: A History in Nine Stories
2013-2014, 20 Dec - 25 Feb, Mumbai, India, CSMVS, The Cyrus Cylinder and Persia: A New Beginning
- Acquisition date
- 1882
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- IOC.435
