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Drachm - Ardashir I type IIIa/3b
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Orientation | 3 o`clock ↑→ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Ardashir I facing right, wearing the distinctive Sasanian mural crown with korymbos (hair-bundle) enclosed in a globe atop the diadem. A continuous Pahlavi legend in Middle Persian script runs anticlockwise along the inner dotted border from approximately 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock, reading 'mzdysn bgy ʾrthštr MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn', translating as 'The Mazda-worshipping Lord, Ardashir, King of Kings of the Iranians, whose essence is from the gods.' The portrait is rendered in the characteristic early Sasanian style, with finely detailed drapery folds and a bold, authoritative profile. |
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| Obverse lettering | mzdysn bgy ʾrthštr MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn |
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| Reverse script | Pahlavi (Middle Persian) |
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