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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 script | Pahlavi |
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| Reverse description | Central Zoroastrian fire altar depicted in full, with stepped base and elevated flame, flanked by two standing attendants facing inward, each wearing a Sasanian crown and court dress. The figure at left and right serve as fire altar guardians, a standard Sasanian reverse type symbolizing dynastic legitimacy and religious authority. A short Pahlavi mint or regnal inscription appears in the field. The entire composition is contained within a beaded border, executed in the characteristically flat yet detailed hammered relief of late fourth-century Sasanian coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (383-388) |
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