Dinar - Shapur I

€416,706.00
IssuerSasanian Empire
Year260-272
TypeCirculating commemorative coin
ValueDinar (1)
CurrencyDinar (224 AD-651 AD)
CompositionGold
Weight7.3 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SNS Iran#Iic/1b, style P#, Göbl Sasan#I/1, Sunrise#739 (no pellet, same obv. die)#
Obverse descriptionBust of Shapur I right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos.
Obverse scriptInscriptional Pahlavi
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionFire altar, flanked by two two attendants wearing mural crowns, pellet below altar.
Reverse scriptInscriptional Pahlavi
Reverse lettering
Edge
MintI
Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day
Madain, Iraq
MintageND (260-272)  - -
Catalog ID6641417500
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