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⅙ Dinar - Ardashir I type II - Parthian style Kulah
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 224-241 |
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| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#II/4/2, Sunrise#695, SNS Iran#IIc(3d)/3a |
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| Reverse description | A fire altar (atasdan) depicted as a columnar shaft rising from a stepped base, with a capital supported by lion-paw brackets resting upon censers decorated with bow ornaments; a tongue of flame issues from the capital. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. A Pahlavi legend naming the fire altar of Ardashir surrounds the central device. |
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| Mint | Ahmatana (modern-day Hamadan, Iran) |
| Mintage | ND (224-241) |
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