# Coin Portraying King Sapor II

- By: Iranian (now Iran)
- Date: 309-379
- Medium: Silver
- Classification: Coin
- Dimensions: Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
- Culture: Khorasan
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/10304)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/34f0a2ff-e7b6-1676-2866-f5d2959b9721/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the Sasanian king Sapor II, facing right.

On the back (reverse), a flaming pyre is shown between two standing figures.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0