drachma, Yazdegerd I (ruler of Persia; 399–420), busts, moons, altars, crowns, wings, Iran, Persia, fire altar, Sassanid art, Sassanid Kingdom, korymbos. Obverse: Bust of Yazdegerd I facing right; crown with a crescent on the front and a korymbos; ribbons extending from the crown, falling down the back. Pahlavi legend. Reverse: Fire altar; on the sides of the altar the king and priest facing each other, both holding barsoms; pearl rim. Pahlavi legend. Date: 399–420. Coin: diameter 24.0 × 25.0 mm, weight 4.10 g.
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drachma, Yazdegerd I (ruler of Persia; 399–420), busts, moons, altars, crowns, wings, Iran, Persia, fire altar, Sassanid art, Sassanid Kingdom, korymbos. Obverse: Bust of Yazdegerd I facing right; crown with a crescent on the front and a korymbos; ribbons extending from the crown, falling down the back. Pahlavi legend. Reverse: Fire altar; on the sides of the altar the king and priest facing each other, both holding barsoms; pearl rim. Pahlavi legend. Date: 399–420. Coin: diameter 24.0 × 25.0 mm, weight 4.10 g.

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