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Drachm - Ardashir II
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 379-383 |
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| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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| Reverse description | Central Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two standing attendants, each facing inward toward the altar and dressed in royal or priestly robes, holding what appear to be barsom bundles or staffs. Flames rise prominently from the top of the tiered altar, rendered in a stylized vertical pattern. A single pellet appears in the upper left and upper right fields flanking the attendants. The entire composition is enclosed within a dotted border, with a plain linear outer border, consistent with Sasanian reverse iconography emphasizing the sacred fire cult. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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