Drachma (Coin) Portraying Chosroes I
Iranian
531–579
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
silvercoinsassanianrulers (people)inorganic materialmanancient artnonferrous metalkingmetal
About
The front of this coin portrays Chosroes I. The scene on the back includes a pyre burning on an altar, with a star above.
