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Drachm - Shapur III
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 383-388 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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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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| Obverse script | Pahlavi |
| Obverse lettering | mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MLKAn MLKA 'yr'n W 'nyr'n MNW ctry MN yzd'n |
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