{"id":2226,"date":"2025-06-27T20:56:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=2226"},"modified":"2025-06-27T20:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:56:43","slug":"middle-eastern-coin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/middle-eastern-coin\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Eastern Coin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Finds From Wirral &#8211; Middle Eastern Coin<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2105\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/middle-eastern-coin\/dracm_1081346\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dracm_1081346.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dracm_1081346\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dracm&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dracm&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dracm_1081346-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2105\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dracm_1081346-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dracm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dracm_1081346-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dracm_1081346-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dracm_1081346-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dracm_1081346.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A second earlier Middle Eastern coin in our collection is this very rare and unusual silver coin. It is a Sasanian drachm of Khusrau II who was the king of Iran from AD 590-628. This coin dates from AD 615 -618 and was minted at Shiraz in Iran. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This coin is designated as of Regional Importance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1081346\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1081346<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds From Wirral &#8211; Middle Eastern Coin A second earlier Middle Eastern coin in our collection is this very rare and unusual silver coin. It is a Sasanian drachm of Khusrau II who was the king of Iran from AD 590-628. This coin dates from AD 615 -618 and was minted at Shiraz in Iran. 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