Drachm - Ardashir III

Obverse description	Draped bust of Ardashir III facing right, wearing the distinctive Sasanian royal crown surmounted by a crenellated mural band and a globe finial, with a pendant earring and elaborate beaded necklace visible at the shoulder. The king's hair is dressed in tight curls beneath the crown, and a fine ribbon trails behind. The effigy is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with star-and-crescent symbols flanking the bust in the left and right fields, and a crescent-and-star ornament below. The Inscriptional Pahlavi legend identifying the ruler runs along the outer margin of the inner border.
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Reverse description	Central Zoroastrian fire altar depicted in profile, its tiered shaft rising from a stepped base, with tongues of flame issuing from the top. Two attendants, dressed in long Sasanian court robes and headdresses, stand facing the altar on either side, each extending a hand toward the sacred flame in a gesture of veneration. Star-and-crescent symbols appear in the upper left and right fields outside the beaded inner border, with a crescent ornament below and an eight-pointed star above. The Inscriptional Pahlavi marginal legend records the mint abbreviation and the regnal year of Ardashir III.
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Reverse lettering	WYHC šnt ʾrtḥštr ʾ
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