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Hormizd II Silver Drachm: Sasanian Imperial Coinage and Fire Altar Iconography, obverseOBV
Hormizd II Silver Drachm: Sasanian Imperial Coinage and Fire Altar Iconography, reverseREV
Sasanian
Hormizd IISilver drachm302/303-309 CE

Hormizd II Silver Drachm: Sasanian Imperial Coinage and Fire Altar Iconography

A comprehensive numismatic study of the silver drachms of Hormizd II (reigned c. 302/303–309 CE), examining royal raptor crown typology, Inscriptional Pahlavi legends, stepped fire altar compositions, and modern scholarly reinterpretations of the reverse attendants and nimbate bust.