| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 276-293 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Hemidrachm (1⁄24) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 1.73 g |
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| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#X/3, SNS Schaaf#131 |
| Obverse description | Family portrait of Varhran II. The king wears a crown with wings and a globe. The Queen wears a kulah with the animal head (boar-crown?); the heir wears a kulah crowend by the head of a bird (eagle-crown?). |
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| Reverse description | Along the sides of the atasdan are two figures facing the altar. The attendant on the right is a figure of Anahita in a kulah crowend by the head of a bird or winged crown, with the `wreath of power` in his hand. The figure on the left wears the crown of Varhran II and raises his hand (laurel wreath). Bull-symbol over the flames. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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| Mintage | ND
(276-293) - Göbl# X/3 - ND (276-293) - SNS#131 (Type VIIa/5a - 1.30 g.) Style A - |
| Catalog ID | 8645872250 |
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