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Cosroe II
Cosroe II
Year
590/1 d. C. - 628 d. C.
Materials
argento
Inventory
S 2782
Dimensions
Diametro: cm. 3.18, Peso: gr. 3,90
Definition
moneta
Description
Recto: busto del sovrano a dx.; corona con globo e diadema sormontata da crescente e stella fra ali aperte; stella e crescente di fronte alla corona; baffi, corta barba e capelli a riccioli fluenti; orecchini e collana; veste decorata da crescente e stella sopra entrambe le spalle; crescente al di sopra della spalla sx.; bretelle che terminano in nastri svolazzanti in alto ai lati del capo. Bordo formato da due cerchi concentrici di perle; all'esterno, in posizione simmetrica, tre crescenti sormontati da stelle. Verso: altare del fuoco decorato da nastri svolazzanti; ai lati due attendenti stanti frontali con spada; a dx. del fuoco un crescente; a sx. una stella. Bordo formato da tre cerchi concentrici di perle; all'esterno, in posizione simmetrica, quattro crescenti sormontati da stelle. Iscrizione in pahlavi al recto e al verso.
Historical-Criticism news
dagli scavi di Seleucia (Iraq). Localizzazione di scavo: LXXXVI 14a
Bibliography
Gobl, R., "Der Sasanidische Munzfund von Seleukia (Veh-Ardasher) 1967", Mesopotamia VIII-IX, 1974, 229 - 260
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