| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 240-272 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.21 g |
| Dimensions | 24 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | 9 o`clock ↑← |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#I/1 , SNS PBW1#IIc/1a, |
| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Shapur I right, wearing mural crown with great korymbos and long earflaps; thick tufts of curly hair at the back; two ribbons rising from behind head. |
| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Obverse lettering | (Translation: `mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn` = `mazdēsn bay Šābuhr šāhān šāh Ērān kē čihr az ya (a)dān` (`The Mazda-worshipping Lord Shapur, King of Kings of the Iranians, whose essence is from the gods`)) |
| Reverse description | Fire altar flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns and holding scepters; a pellet in the upper field to the left of the flames. |
| Reverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Reverse lettering | (Translation: `NWRA ZY - šhpwhry`, i.e. `ādur ī Šābuhr`. Fire of Shapur) |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(240-272) - - |
| Catalog ID | 7418546220 |
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