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Dinar - Shapur I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 240-272 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Shapur I facing right, wearing an elaborate mural crown surmounted by a large korymbos (hair globe) and adorned with a diadem, with long curled beard and pearl necklace; the king is depicted in characteristic Sasanian royal regalia with richly draped shoulders. The effigy is enclosed within a beaded border, with a circular Pahlavi legend surrounding the portrait in the field reading the royal titulature. |
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| Reverse script | Pahlavi |
| Reverse lettering | nwr' ZY šhpwhry |
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