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Drachm - Yazdgard I type I/1
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 397-420 |
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| Value | Drachm (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse script | Pahlavi (Middle Persian) |
| Obverse lettering | mzdysn bgy r`mstl yzdklty MLK`n MLK` (Translation: Mazda worshipper, the lord (divine) joy for the country, Yazdgard king of kings) |
| Reverse description | A Zoroastrian fire altar (atashdan) depicted in elevation, with a stepped base, a column bearing an inscription, and a capitellum draped with ribbons whose ends hang downward; above the capitellum rises a single tongue of flame. Flanking the altar stand two attendant figures, each wearing the royal headdress of Yazdgard I, rendered in the canonical Sasanian guardian pose. A Pahlavi inscription appears on the column of the altar, and the composition is enclosed by a border consistent with the obverse. |
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