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Drachm - Yazdgard I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 399-420 |
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| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
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| Reverse description | A fire altar with billowing ribbons occupies the central field, flanked on either side by two robed attendants standing in attendance, each facing the altar in a symmetrical composition characteristic of Sasanian religious coinage. A Pahlavi inscription appears on the shaft of the altar. The fire altar motif is the quintessential reverse type of Sasanian drachms, symbolising the Zoroastrian sacred flame and royal legitimacy. |
| Reverse script | Pahlavi |
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| Mint | HLYDY - Aria, modern-day Herat, Afghanistan |
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