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Dinar - Ardashir I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 233-238 |
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| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Ardashir I facing right, wearing the distinctive Sasanian korymbos headdress — a large orb of hair enclosed in a fabric globe — surmounted by a mural crown with crenellations; a long beard is rendered in flowing strands. A small secondary bust, likely representing the royal farr (divine glory), appears atop the king's crown. The effigy is set within a beaded border, with a circular Pahlavi legend surrounding the portrait in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | mzdysn bgy 'rthštr MLK'n MLK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN yzd'n |
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| Mintage | ND (233-238) |
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