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Obol - Varhran II type IV/1
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 276-293 |
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| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
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| Obverse script | Middle Persian (Pahlavi) |
| Obverse lettering | 𐭧𐭥𐭠𐭩 |
| Reverse description | A fire altar of stepped architectural form, decorated with pendant ribbons or fillets, occupies the central field. Two royal attendants or priest-figures stand flanking the altar, each facing outward toward the coin's rim, rendered in a formal heraldic posture. The scene is executed in the compact, schematic style characteristic of Sasanian obol-denomination reverses, with a beaded border encircling the design. The overall composition conforms to the standard Sasanian sacred fire imagery associated with Zoroastrian religious iconography. |
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