# Drachma (Coin) Portraying Chosroes I

- By: Iranian (now Iran)
- Date: 531-579
- Medium: Silver
- Classification: Coin
- Dimensions: Diam.: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
- Culture: Iran
- Credit line: Gift of William F. Dunham
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/4436)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/374b5330-1f3f-c93c-6a3e-3a44398aa0a4/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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The front of this coin portrays Chosroes I.

The scene on the back includes a pyre burning on an altar, with a star above.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0