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Dinar - Shapur I
Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
Year | 260-267 |
Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
Value | Dinar (1) |
Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
Composition | Gold |
Weight | 7.34 g |
Dimensions | 22.5 mm |
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Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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Reference(s) | SNS Iran#IIc/1b, Style P#, Group b#, Sunrise#739 var. (pellets on reverse), Göbl Sasan#I/1 |
Obverse description | Elaborate diademed and draped bust of Shapur I, with neat beard, mural crown and korymbos. Legend: mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRKAn MRKA `yr`n MNW ctry MN yzd`n |
Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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Reverse description | Fire altar flanked by two attendants, both wearing mural crowns and each holding a spear. |
Reverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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Mint | I Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day Madain, Iraq |
Mintage | ND
(260-267) - -
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Catalog ID | 4106289980 |
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