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Drachm - Shapur II
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 320-379 |
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| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Shapur II facing right, wearing his distinctive mural crown surmounted by a large globular crenellated element and a korymbos (hair bundle enclosed in a fabric globe), with pearl necklace and beaded torque visible at the truncation. The king is depicted in elaborate royal regalia including a decorated robe with beaded ornamentation. A Pahlavi inscription runs within the beaded border encircling the effigy, giving the royal titulature of the Mazda-worshipping divine Shapur, King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran, whose lineage is from the gods. |
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| Obverse lettering | mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MLKAn MLKA 'yr'n W 'nyr'n MNW ctry MN yzd'n |
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| Reverse lettering | šhpwhry IX |
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