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Drachm - Hormazd I type I/2
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 271-273 |
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| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Hormazd I facing right, depicted with a distinctive mural crown surmounted by a korymbos (hair globe) and adorned with a beaded diadem. The king wears a heavily jewelled necklace and elaborate court dress with visible drapery at the shoulder. A full, curled beard frames the royal visage in the characteristic Sasanian royal portraiture style. The Pahlavi legend encircles the bust, running along the outer border of the flan, proclaiming the king's royal titles. The portrait is rendered in the bold, high-relief style typical of early Sasanian coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩𐭮𐭭 𐭡𐭢𐭩 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭 𐭥 𐭠𐭭𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭭 𐭰𐭲𐭫𐭩 𐭬𐭭 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭠𐭭 |
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| Reverse script | Pahlavi |
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