| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 309-380 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 4.11 g |
| Dimensions | 25 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#Ib/1-5, SNS Schaaf#203-230, Val Sn#24 |
| Obverse description | Aportrait of a king facing right, wearing a crown with three teeth and a globe. Ribbons flow only from the diadem. Bearded face and curled hair. There is a pointed ornament on the crown`s globe. The king wears an earring and around his neck a necklace of a single row of beads. There is a single rim around the picture. The Pahlavi legend |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | mzdysn
bgy shpwhry MLK ` n MLK ` ` yr ` n-mazdesn bay Sabuhr sahan sah
Eran (Translation: Mazda worshipper, the lord (divine) Shapur, king of kings of Iran) |
| Reverse description | The column is adorned with the `royal sign`. The figures wear crowns with three teeth and globes. |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(309-379) - Göbl# Ib/1-5 - ND (309-379) - SNS# 203 (Type Ia/1b1 4.03 g.) Mint I (`Ctesiphon`) - ND (309-379) - SNS# 230 (Type Ia/b21 3.65 g.) Mint IV (`West`) - ND (309-380) - W. H. Valentine#24 - |
| Catalog ID | 3662718430 |
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