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Hemidrachm - Narseh
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 293-303 |
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| Reference(s) | SNS Iran#Ia/1a, Göbl Sasan#II/2 (altar with ribbon), Sunrise#804 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Narseh facing right, wearing the distinctive royal crown surmounted by a korymbos and adorned with arcaded crenellations and three foliate branches. The hair is rendered in a single bundled group at the rear of the head. The portrait is executed in the formal Sasanian court style, with a Pahlavi inscription in the field identifying the king. |
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| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Obverse lettering | 𐭭𐭫𐭮𐭧𐭩 |
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