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Dinar - Bahram II type I/1
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 276-293 |
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| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
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| Reverse description | A Zoroastrian fire altar decorated with pendant ribbons occupies the central field, flanked by two royal attendants standing in heraldic symmetry. The left attendant wears a winged crown surmounted by a korymbos, while the right attendant wears a mural crown; both are dressed in Sasanian court regalia. The composition alludes to the sacred fire cult central to Sasanian dynastic legitimacy. A Pahlavi legend surrounds the design in the field, and a mint mark appears in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Pahlavi |
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| Mint | ML Merv, Turkmenistan |
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