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Drachm - Shapur I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 240-244 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Shapur I facing right, wearing a mural crown surmounted by a korymbos (hair globe) and lacking an ear flap. Triple pellets adorn each shoulder. The Pahlavi legend surrounding the effigy reads 'Mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN yzd'n' (Mazda-worshipping divine Shapur, King of Kings of Iran, whose lineage is from the gods). A secondary Pahlavi inscription 'nwr'zy' appears to the right of the bust and 'šhpwhry' to the left. |
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| Obverse lettering | 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭩𐭮𐭭 𐭡𐭢𐭩 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭩𐭩 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭭𐭥 𐭰𐭲𐭩𐭩 𐭬𐭭 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭠𐭭 |
| Reverse description | A stepped Zoroastrian fire altar with flames rising from the top occupies the center of the field, flanked symmetrically by two standing royal attendants, each wearing a mural crown. The attendants face the altar in a posture of veneration, their figures rendered in the characteristic linear Sasanian style. A dotted border encircles the entire design. Pahlavi inscriptions appear in the field to either side of the central group. |
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