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Dinar - Ardashir II Ostenl mint
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 379-383 |
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| Value | Dinar (1) |
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| Reverse description | A Zoroastrian fire altar with flowing ribbons occupies the center of the field, with flames rising from the altar's basin in which a royal bust facing right is depicted. Two attendant figures flank the altar symmetrically, each wearing a plain crown with korymbos and standing in profile, serving as guardians of the sacred fire in the traditional Sasanian numismatic iconography. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ardashir II ruled for just four years before being deposed by the nobility — ancient sources suggest he was forcibly removed and blinded, the standard Sasanian method of disqualifying a rival from the throne without killing him outright. His coinage is consequently scarce, and the Ostenl mint attribution places this piece among a regionally distinct group identified through die studies rather than any explicit mint mark on the coin itself.