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Hemidrachm - Shapur I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 244-253 |
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| Reference(s) | SNS PBW1#IIc/1a, Göbl Sasan#I/1, Sunrise#738 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Shapur I facing right, with a full beard rendered in stylized curls, wearing a diadem with billowing ribbons and a distinctive mural crown surmounted by a korymbos (hair globe). A circular Pahlavi legend in Middle Persian script surrounds the royal effigy within a beaded border, identifying the king by his royal titles. The portrait is rendered in the characteristic Sasanian artistic style, with strong facial features and elaborate regalia emphasizing dynastic authority. |
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| Reverse description | A fire altar depicted in profile at center, its flame rising from the altar top, flanked symmetrically by two standing royal attendants or priests facing the altar, each wearing a diadem and mural crown. The attendants are depicted in Sasanian court dress with draped robes. A Pahlavi legend surrounds the design within a beaded border. The reverse composition follows the canonical Sasanian type, emphasizing the Zoroastrian sacred fire as a symbol of royal and divine legitimacy. |
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| Mintage | ND (244-253) |
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