The seventh great Oriental monarchy, or The geography, history, and antiquities of the Sassanian or new Persian empire / collected and illustrated from ancient and modern sources, by George Rawlinson.

  • Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902.
Date:
1876
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The seventh great Oriental monarchy, or The geography, history, and antiquities of the Sassanian or new Persian empire / collected and illustrated from ancient and modern sources, by George Rawlinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    17. Bas-relief of Cliosroes II. under arch at Takht-i-Bos- tan (after Flandin) . . . . To face page 18. Bas-relief of stag-hunt, at same place (after Flandin) „ 014 19. Bas-relief of hoar-hunt, at same place (after Flandin) „ GIG 20. Bas-relief representing the embroidery of the royal robes (after Flandin) . . . • » G39 WOODCUTS IN THE TEXT. PAGE 21. Ancient Persians, from a bas-relief at Persepolis (after Ker Porter) . 25 22. Earlier coins of Artaxer- xes I. . . . G6 23. Later coins of Artaxer- xes I. . . . G7 24. Coins of Sapor I. . *94 25. Head of Sapor I., from a gem (after Mordtmann) 100 26. Coin of Hormisdas I. . 103 27. Coin of Varahran I. . 105 28. Coin of Varahran II. . 108 29. Coin of Varahran HI. . 115 30. Head of Narses, from a bas-relief (after Flandin) 118 31. Coins of Narses . . 137 32. Head of Hormisdas II., from a gem (after Mordt- mann) . . • 138 33. Coin of Hormisdas II. (after Thomas) . . 138 34. Coins of Sapor II. . 253 35. Coin of Artaxerxes II. . 262 36. Coins of Sapor HI. . 263 37. Portrait of Varahran IV., PAGE from a seal (after Thomas) . . 265 38. Later seal of Varahran IV. (after Thomas) . . 265 39. Coin of Varahran IV. . 266 40. Coin of Isdigerd I. . 278 41. Coin of Varahran V. . 299 42. Coin of Isdigerd II. . 310 43. Doubtful coin of Hormis- das HI. . . 328 44. Coin of Perozes . . 329 45. Coin of Balas . . 338 46. Coin of Zamasp . . 348 47. Coin of Kobad I.. . 378 48. Coin of Chosroes I. . 453 49. Another coin of Chos- roes I. . . . 454 50. Coin of Hormisdas IV. . 474 51. Preregnal coin of S^arahran VI. (after Thomas) . 491 52. Late coin of Varahran VI. 492 53. Coins of ChosroesII. (Par- wiz) . . . 531 54. Coin of Kobad II. (Siroes) 540 55. Coin of Artaxerxes III. . 540 56. Coin of Isdigerd HI. . 577