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Drachma (Coin) Portraying Chosroes I

531-579
Silver

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The front of this coin portrays Chosroes I. The scene on the back includes a pyre burning on an altar, with a star above.

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