Hemidracm - Shapur I

€416,713.00
IssuerSasanian Empire
Year260-272
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueHemidrachm (1⁄24)
CurrencyDinar (224 AD-651 AD)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.92 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SNS Iran#IIc/1b, style P#, group b#, Göbl Sasan#I/1, Sunrise#742
Obverse descriptionBust of Shapur I right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos.
Obverse scriptInscriptional Pahlavi
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionFire altar, flanked by two attendants wearing diadems (type 3a) and mural crowns.
Reverse scriptInscriptional Pahlavi
Reverse lettering
Edge
MintI
Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day
Madain, Iraq
MintageND (260-272)  - -
Catalog ID9665069960
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