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Dinar - Yazdgard I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 399-420 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bearded effigy of Yazdgard I facing right, depicted in profile with a mural crown surmounted by a frontal crescent and korymbos hair bundle. The royal bust is rendered in the refined, high-relief style characteristic of late Sasanian gold coinage. A pseudo-legend, imitating Middle Persian Pahlavi script but without legible textual meaning, appears to the right of the portrait in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A Zoroastrian fire altar with fluttering ribbons occupies the central field, flanked symmetrically by two standing royal attendants facing inward. A crescent symbol appears to the left of the flames rising from the altar's crown. A pseudo-legend adorns the altar shaft, with an additional pseudo-legend inscription occupying the right field, both imitating Pahlavi script without conveying legible text, consistent with the commemorative or votive nature of this issue. |
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| Mintage | ND (399-420) |
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