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Dinar - Shapur II
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 320 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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| Reverse description | A stepped fire altar with two pendant ribbons (fillets) hanging from its sides, centrally placed on a tiered base, depicted in the canonical Sasanian manner symbolizing royal and sacred authority. Flanking attendant figures may appear on either side of the altar shaft. The Pahlavi mint mark legend reading 'mrwn' is positioned to the right of the altar shaft, with additional Inscriptional Pahlavi legends distributed in the field, all contained within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | mrwn |
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