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Dinar - Shapur I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 260-267 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | Dinar (1) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.34 g |
| Dimensions | 22.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| Engraver(s) | |
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| Reference(s) | SNS Iran#IIc/1b, Style P#, Group b#, Sunrise#739 var. (pellets on reverse), Göbl Sasan#I/1 |
| Obverse description | Elaborate diademed and draped bust of Shapur I, with neat beard, mural crown and korymbos. Legend: mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRKAn MRKA `yr`n MNW ctry MN yzd`n |
| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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| Reverse description | Fire altar flanked by two attendants, both wearing mural crowns and each holding a spear. |
| Reverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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| Edge | |
| Mint | I Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day Madain, Iraq |
| Mintage | ND
(260-267) - -
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| Catalog ID | 4106289980 |
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