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Obol - Shapur I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 240-270 |
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| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
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| Obverse lettering | 𐭬𐭦𐭣𐭮𐭭 𐭡𐭢𐭩 𐭱𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭩 |
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| Reverse lettering | 𐭠𐭲𐭥𐭩 𐭱𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭩 |
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Shapur I's reign saw the Sasanian Empire reach its greatest early territorial extent — he defeated three Roman emperors in succession, capturing Valerian at the Battle of Edessa in 260 AD, an event he had carved into rock faces at Naqsh-e Rostam. The obol denomination sat at the fractional edge of Sasanian silver coinage, struck in quantities that suggest regional administrative use rather than empire-wide circulation.