| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 258-272 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | Dinar (1) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.29 g |
| Dimensions | |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered (Alignment: 2h) |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
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| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#I/1, SNS Iran#IIc/1b, style P.# |
| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Shapur I to right, wearing mural crown with a korymbos on top and long earflaps, long beard with two rings and thick tufts of curly hair at the back; two ribbons rising from behind head; a small ribbon rising from behind korymbos. Legend: `mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn` = `mazdēsn bay Šābuhr šāhān šāh Ērān kē čihr az ya (a)dān`. |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | (Translation: The Mazda-worshipping Lord Shapur, King of Kings of the Iranians, whose essence is from the gods.) |
| Reverse description | Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two regal attendants wearing mural crowns and holding scepters. Legend: `NWRA ZY - šhpw[hry]` = `ādur ī Šābuhr`. |
| Reverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Reverse lettering | (Translation: Fire of Shapur.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | I Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day Madain, Iraq |
| Mintage | ND
(258-272) - - |
| Catalog ID | 4837514640 |
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