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Drachm - Shapur III
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 383-388 |
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| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Shapur III facing right, wearing the distinctive Sasanian royal crown surmounted by a large globe and adorned with a crenellated diadem, with elaborate hair puffed at the sides and secured by a ribbon. The king is draped in royal regalia with a beaded necklace visible at the neck. A smaller secondary bust or head appears at left behind the king's shoulder, a distinctive iconographic feature of this reign. The effigy is set within a beaded inner border, with the Pahlavi royal legend encircling the field. |
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| Reverse description | Central Zoroastrian fire altar depicted frontally, with flames rising from the altar top set upon a stepped base. Two attendant figures stand flanking the altar, each facing inward toward the sacred flame and holding a staff or barsom bundle; both wear the distinctive Sasanian crown identifying them as royal or priestly attendants. The composition is rendered in the canonical Sasanian reverse style, enclosed within a beaded border. A short Pahlavi inscription appears in the field to the right of the altar. |
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| Mintage | ND (383-388) |
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