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Dinar - Bahram II
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 276-293 |
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| Value | Dinar (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Bahram II facing right, wearing the distinctive winged crown surmounted by a korymbos (hair bundle enclosed in a globe). A Pahlavi legend surrounds the effigy reading 'Mzdysn bgy wrhr'n MRK' 'yr'n MN yzd'n,' translating as 'The Mazda-worshipping divine Bahram, King of Kings of Iran, of divine descent.' The portrait is rendered in the characteristic Sasanian style with bold linear engraving, the royal regalia and facial features executed in high relief. The blundered nature of certain letter forms reflects provincial mint production. |
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| Obverse lettering | 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩𐭱𐭭 𐭡𐭢𐭩 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭭 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭠𐭭 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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