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Chalkous - Ardashir I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 223-240 |
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| Value | Chalkous (1⁄576) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Ardashir I facing right, wearing a close-fitting headdress surmounted by the characteristic korymbos hair bundle. The portrait is rendered in the distinctive early Sasanian style, with a cross-like symbol positioned in the right field. A beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | Stepped fire altar depicted frontally, with two lateral ribbons or streamers flanking the shaft; no attendant figures are present at either side. The altar displays a pronounced stepped base and a flame atop the platform, rendered in the schematic style typical of early Sasanian bronze coinage. A beaded border encircles the design, as visible on the coin image. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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