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Drachm - Khusru I type I / 1
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 531-579 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | Central Zoroastrian fire altar depicted frontally, with a stylized flame rising from the altar table set upon a stepped base. Two attendants (fire priests) stand facing the altar on either side, each holding a barsom (bundle of sacred twigs) or long staff; both figures are rendered in the characteristic flat Sasanian hammered style. A crescent and star symbol appear in the upper field above the altar flame, flanking the central motif. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded border, with a plain outer margin bearing faint traces of the mint and regnal year notation in Pahlavi script. |
| Reverse script | Pahlavi |
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| Edge | Plain |
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