bgr_451554 - SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - HORMIZD II Drachme

SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - HORMIZD II Drachme AU

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Item sold on our e-shop (2017)
Price : 280.00 €

Type : Drachme

Date: c. 302-309

Mint name / Town : Atelier indéterminé

Metal : silver

Diameter : 28,5 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 3,56 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan large, bien centré. Belle représentation d’Hormizd II. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Patine grise superficielle. A été nettoyé anciennement

Catalogue references :

Göbl- - Mit. - SMS.

Obverse

Obverse legend : INSCRIPTION EN PEHLVI.

Obverse description : Buste d’Hormizd II couronné à droite, surmonté d'un casque orné d’un rapace surmonté d’un globe.

Reverse

Reverse legend : INSCRIPTION EN PEHLVI.

Reverse description : Autel du feu orné d’une tête d’Ahuramazda entre deux prêtres, du Soleil à gauche et de la Lune à droite, entouré d'un grènetis perlé.

Commentary

Poids léger.

Historical background

SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - HORMIZD II

(302-309)

Hormizd II is the son of Narses whom he succeeds after the latter's abdication. The reign of this king was very chaotic, following the disastrous war between the Sassanids and the Romans. At the end of Hormizd's reign, his brother and one of his sons revolted and a civil war broke out. Finally, after the disappearance or flight of the various protagonists, it was the posthumous son of the king, Sapor II who succeeded him for the longest reign in Sassanian history, nearly 70 years..