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Dinar - Shapur II light weight
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 320-379 |
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| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Shapur II facing right, wearing the distinctive Sasanian korymbos crown adorned with a diadem and surmounted by a globus. The king displays a heavily beaded beard rendered in the characteristic Sasanian style. The portrait is executed in high relief with bold, stylized features typical of early Sasanian royal coinage. A Pahlavi inscription runs in the right field. The coin's edge is enclosed by a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭱𐭭 𐭡𐭢𐭩 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭫𐭩 |
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| Mint | IX Kabul, Afghanistan |
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