Sasanian finds in early medieval Britain & beyond: another global distribution from Late Antiquity? http://www.caitlingreen.org/2017/07/sasanian-finds-in-early-medieval-britain.html …pic.twitter.com/z9cKxck4jk
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Another Sasanian coin of Khosrow II (590–628) from Britain, found on the coast of Anglesey, Wales, in 2001: http://www.caitlingreen.org/2017/07/sasanian-finds-in-early-medieval-britain.html …pic.twitter.com/spRs48q7M8
Coin of Boran, c.630, the first woman to rule the Sasanian Empire—the latest Sasanian coins discovered in southern China belong to her reign: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=1284846001&objectId=3345960&partId=1 …pic.twitter.com/2VRk9Rt78e
So beautiful!
Agreed! There's also a Sasanian scorpion intaglio from Alfriston, but am having trouble getting a decent image of it, alas :-(
That's a shame. It must be so amazing to research these pieces and imagine who once owned them. Thanks again for sharing your work!
My pleasure :)
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