Drachma
33-62-52
Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries
From: Iran
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 33-62-52 |
| Current Location | Middle East Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Sassanian |
| Provenience | Iran |
| Manufacture Location | Abarshahr | Nishapur | Khorassan Province |
| Creator | Kavad I |
| Period | Sassanian Period |
| Date Made | 499-531 CE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Silver |
| Iconography | Head | Kavad I | Year |
| Description | Silver drachm. Obverse: Head of king facing right within one or more rings. 0 III/r. 1. Reverse: Year 30 = 518, Mint AB (?) = Abarshahr=Nishapur. Khurasan. Holed. |
| Credit Line | Persian Expedition, Erich Schmidt, 1933 |
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