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Dinar - Peroz lightweight

Issuer Sasanian Empire
Year 477-484
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Value Dinar (1)
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Obverse lettering 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩𐭮𐭭 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭩
Reverse description A Zoroastrian fire altar with ribbons occupies the central field, flanked on either side by two standing royal attendants or priests in profile, facing the altar in a posture of reverence. The sacred flames rise from the altar's top, accompanied by a star in the upper left and a crescent in the upper right of the field, both being recurrent celestial symbols in Sasanian religious iconography. The composition is framed by a border, with Pahlavi legends in the surrounding field identifying the mint and regnal year. The overall design follows the canonical reverse type established for Sasanian gold dinars of the fifth century.
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