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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2527338, member: 56859&quot;]A difficult to distinguish fire altar from the Persis:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_14d97ef1b2d749a5a6a417ae8b49256a.jpg/v1/fill/w_850,h_444,al_c,q_90/ae43f8_14d97ef1b2d749a5a6a417ae8b49256a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>KINGDOM OF PERSIS, Vadfradad (Autophradates) II</b></p><p>Mid-2nd century BC</p><p>AR hemidrachm, 2.06 gm</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; head of Vadfradad right with short beard, wearing diadem and kyrbasia adorned with eagle</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; fire temple, Ahura-Mazda above; to left, Vadfradad standing right; to right, vexillum standard surmounted by eagle</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Sunrise 578</p><p><br /></p><p>One of these days I&#039;ll get a Shapur drachm with fire altar.&nbsp; He&#039;s just too important a figure to do without <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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