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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7. (of 7): The Sassanian or New Persian Empire

CHAPTER XIV
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The mint-marks include Ctesiphon, Ecbatana, Isaphan, Arbela, Ledan, Nehavend, Assyria, Chuzistan, Media, and Kerman, or Carmania.

The ordinary legend is, upon the obverse, _Mazdisn bag Varahran malha,_ or _Mazdisn bag Varahran rasti malha,_ and on the reverse, "Yavahran," together with a mint-mark.

The head-dress has the mural crown in front and behind, but interposes between these two detached fragments a crescent and a circle, emblems, no doubt, of the sun and moon gods.

The reverse shows the usual fire-altar, with guards, or attendants, watching it.

The king's head appears in the flame upon the altar.


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