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Obol - Narseh
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 293-303 |
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| Value | Obol (1⁄72) |
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| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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| Reverse description | A Zoroastrian fire altar with ribbons flanked by two standing royal attendants, one on each side. The attendant to the left wears a crown surmounted by a korymbos, while the attendant to the right wears a mural crown, both rendered in profile facing the altar. The fire altar, a central symbol of Sasanian religious authority and dynastic legitimacy, is depicted in a stylised form characteristic of early Sasanian issues. A Pahlavi legend appears in the field. |
| Reverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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