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Dinar - Hormizd I
| Issuer | Indo-Sasanian Kingdom |
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| Year | 273-275 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The king stands facing left in full figure, attired in Sasanian royal regalia. His crown comprises a cap with a distinctive zigzag pattern surmounted by a flower-form globe, with a diadem but no halo. A chintamani jewel is shown beneath the arm, and a trident appears in the left field. To the right, a monogram is positioned below a six-rayed star; no swastika is present on this type. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Hormizd I ruled for under two years following the death of Shapur I, and the brevity of his reign makes any coinage attributable to him exceptionally scarce. The Indo-Sasanian series presents particular attribution difficulties — Göbl, Herzfeld, and subsequent scholars have debated which struck pieces belong to Hormizd I versus transitional issues of Shapur's final years, meaning the Herzfeld #21 reference anchors this attribution to a classification that not all specialists accept without reservation.