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Drachm - Shapur I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 260-272 |
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| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Shapur I facing right, adorned with a mural crown fitted with lateral ear flaps and surmounted by the characteristic korymbos — a globular hair mass encased in a fabric covering. The effigy is rendered in the high-relief Sasanian court style, with fine drapery detail visible at the shoulder. An inscriptional Pahlavi legend surrounds the bust within the circular field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Ecbatana (modern-day Hamedan, Iran) |
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