| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 240-270 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 4.39 g |
| Dimensions | 25 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered (Die alignment: 4h) |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | SNS PBW1#I, Göbl Sasan#I/1 |
| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Shapur I to right, wearing mural crown with a great korymbos on top and long earflaps; long beard with a ring and thick tufts of curly hair at the back; ribbons rising from behind head. The legend along the dotted rim, running anticlockwise from 11 h to 1 h |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | `mzdysn
bgy šhpwhry MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn`, i.e. `mazdēsn bay
Šābuhr šāhān šāh Ērān kē čihr az yaz(a)dān` (Translation: (`The Mazda-worshipping Lord, Shapur, King of Kings of the Iranians, whose essence is from the gods` in Pahlavi)) |
| Reverse description | Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two regal attendants wearing mural crowns and holding scepters; symbol on the altar shaft; to left and right |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | NWRA ZY
˗ šhpwhry`, i.e. `ādur ī Šābuhr` (Translation: `Fire of Shapur` in Pahlavi) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ? - - |
| Catalog ID | 7198562300 |
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