| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 273-276 |
| Type | Pattern |
| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 3.88 g |
| Dimensions | 26 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#Ia/1, SNS Schaaf#102 |
| Obverse description | A portrait picture of Varhran facing left in a radiant crown with a globe. On the globe there are ornamental points. Ribbons flow from the diadem with their ends upwards. The hair in the from of tightly twisted plaits. Bearded face and moustache. There is a single pointed rim around the picture. Around the neck there is a necklace of large beads. The Pahlavi legend |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | mzdysn
bgy wrhr ` n MLK ` n MLK ` ` yr ` n W ` nyr ` n MNW ctry MN yzd `
n-mazdesn bay Warahran Sahan sah Eran ud an-Eran ke cihr az
yazdan (Translation: Mazda worshipper, the lord (divine) Varhran, King of Kings of Eran and non-Eran, whose origin is from the gods) |
| Reverse description | An `atasdan` in the form of high column with a base and capitellum. There are figures on both sides. One of them is the god Ahura Mazda (or attendant with stylized crown of Ahuramazda), to the left wearing the crown of Ohmazd I. Pahlavi legend |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | NWR ` ZY -wlhl ` n |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND
(273-276) - Göbl# Ia/1 - ND (273-276) - SNS#102 (Type Ia/1ab - 3.88 g.) Style A/b - |
| Catalog ID | 2861338450 |
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