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Obol - Shapur II
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 320 |
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| Weight | 0.7 g |
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| Reverse description | A fire altar with a tall central shaft and stepped base occupies the center of the field, rendered in frontal view with three vertical ribs on the altar body and flames rising from the top. Two attendant figures flank the altar, each facing inward in profile, their hands raised in a gesture of veneration. A Pahlavi inscription runs along the upper field above the altar. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded border, consistent with standard Sasanian sacred fire imagery. |
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| Mint | IX Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Mintage | ND (320) |
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