Drachma of Hormizd IV (r. 579–590). Obverse: bust of Hormizd IV facing right, wearing a crown decorated with a diadem; right a star, left a star in a crescent; triangular motif of three dots above the ear and as an earring; beads on the neck and a central triangle of three dots; pearl rim; symbol of the cosmos above the crown; crescents with stars at bottom and sides; Pahlavi legend. Reverse: fire altar; left the ruler standing facing forward holding a sword; right a priest standing facing forward holding a sword; star at upper left, crescent at upper right; signs/monograms at both sides; pear

579-590, areas, beads, bust, center, central motif, central triangle, circular metallic object, coin, crescent, crescents, crown, crown decorated, curved outlines, darker gray, diadem, diameter, drachma, ear, earring, facing, fire altar, forward holding, hormizd iv, iran, left, monograms, mostly silver-gray, neck, obverse, outer circumference, pahlavi legend, pearl rim, persia, priest standing, raised central design, reverse, ribbed details, right, rough edges, rounded form flanked, ruler standing, sassanid art, sassanid kingdom, shallow grooves, shape near, sides, signs, slight brownish patina, small star, stacked, star, stars, style, surface, sword, symbol, textured rim, three dots, top left, triangular motif, two vertical figures, uneven indentations, upper left, upper right, vertically, wearing, weight 3.95 g, worn,