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Dinar - Peroz third crown
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 477-484 |
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| Value | Dinar (1) |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Shahanshah Peroz I in right-facing profile, wearing his distinctive third-type crown composed of two lateral wings surmounted by a frontal crescent, with a korymbos (hair globe) set atop an additional crescent; flowing ribbons extend over each shoulder. The bust is rendered in the refined Sasanian court style, with bold relief characteristic of fifth-century royal gold coinage. Inscriptional Pahlavi legends frame the portrait in the surrounding field. |
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| Reverse description | A Zoroastrian fire altar depicted centrally, its flame flanked by a star to the right and a crescent to the left, with two attendant figures standing in adoration on either side; ribbons adorn the altar shaft. The attendants are rendered in frontal or three-quarter stance in the standard Sasanian tradition. Inscriptional Pahlavi legends appear in the surrounding field, likely including the mint signature and regnal formulae. |
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| Mintage | ND (477-484) |
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