| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 240-270 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | Dinar (1) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.21 g |
| Dimensions | 23 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | 3 o`clock ↑→ |
| Engraver(s) | |
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| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#I/1 , SNS PBW1#IIc/1b |
| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Shapur I to right, wearing mural crown with a great korymbos on top and long earflaps; long beard tied in the middle and thick tufts of curly hair at the back; two ribbons rising from behind head. |
| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Obverse lettering | (Translation: `mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn` = `mazdēsn bay Šābuhr šāhān šāh Ērān kē čihr az yaz(a)dān` (`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 attendants wearing mural crowns and holding scepters. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | (Translation: To right and left,`ʾtwr ZY – šhpwhry` = `ādur ī Šābuhr` (`Fire of Shapur`); In the upper field to the right of the flames, `mlwy` = `Marw`.) |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(240-270) - - |
| Catalog ID | 6236695790 |
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