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Drachm - Ardashir I type III1/2
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 224-241 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Ardashir I facing right, wearing the distinctive Sasanian korymbos headdress — a large, orb-shaped hair bundle enclosed within a diadem — surmounted by an elaborate crown with a ribbed crest and pendant ribbons visible behind. The king is depicted in heavily jewelled and beaded court dress with a prominent necklace. A circular Pahlavi legend in Middle Persian script surrounds the effigy within a beaded border, reading the royal titulature proclaiming Ardashir as Mazda-worshipper, lord, and King of Kings of Iran, whose origin is from the gods. |
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| Obverse lettering | mzdysn bgy ` rthstr MRKAn MRKA ` yr ` n MNW ctry MN yzd ` n-mazdesn bay Ar-daxsir sahan sah Eran ke cihr az yazdan (Translation: Mazda worshipper, the lord (divine) Ardashir, king of kings of Iran, whose origin is from the gods) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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