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Drachm - Ardashir III re-engraved
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 629 |
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| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#I/1, Sunrise#993 |
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| Reverse description | A fire altar with pendant ribbons occupies the central field, flanked on either side by standing attendants in Sasanian court dress facing the altar. A star and crescent appear above the altar flames, symbolizing divine sanction of royal authority. Star-in-crescent devices are repeated throughout the margin, consistent with late Sasanian iconographic conventions. Inscriptional Pahlavi legends denoting the mint name and regnal year are placed in the surrounding field. |
| Reverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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| Edge | Plain |
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