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Obol - Peroz First Crown
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 457 |
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| Weight | 0.41 g |
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| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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| Reverse description | Central fire altar with stepped base depicted in frontal elevation, flanked by two attendants or fire-altar guardians standing in profile facing inward, rendered in schematic Sasanian style. Two tridents or attendant symbols flank the altar shaft, consistent with Sasanian fire-altar iconography of the mid-fifth century. The mint mark 'BYŠ' (Bishapur) appears in the field, identifying the place of issue. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. The engraving is bold but somewhat crude, as is typical of the smaller obol denomination struck at Bishapur under Peroz I. |
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| Reverse lettering | BYŠ |
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