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Sasanian Kingdom, Khusro II AR Drachm. AHM (Hamadhān) mint, RY 35 = AD 625. Crowned bust to right, wearing mural crown with frontal crescent, two wings and star in crescent; c/m: Senmurv to right / Fire altar with ribbons, flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames, date to left, mint to right. Göbl type II/3; MACW 1179; Sunrise 983 var. (mint). 3.80g, 32mm, 3h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer;
Acquired from Fritz Rudolf Künker.
The Senmurv was a mythological creature in Sasanian art, part bird, part beast, see Z. Hakobyan and L. Mikayelyan, 'The Senmurv and Other Mythical Creatures with Sasanian Iconography' in M. Compareti ed. The Medieval Art of Armenia and Transcaucasia: Fabulous Creatures and Spirits in Ancient Iranian Culture (Bologna, 2018) pp. 39-75 for more.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the inventory of a German dealer;
Acquired from Fritz Rudolf Künker.
The Senmurv was a mythological creature in Sasanian art, part bird, part beast, see Z. Hakobyan and L. Mikayelyan, 'The Senmurv and Other Mythical Creatures with Sasanian Iconography' in M. Compareti ed. The Medieval Art of Armenia and Transcaucasia: Fabulous Creatures and Spirits in Ancient Iranian Culture (Bologna, 2018) pp. 39-75 for more.