| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 224-241 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Tetradrachm (⅓) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 13.68 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Göbl Sasan#II, SNS Schaaf#13-14-15-17-18 |
| Obverse description | A portrait of the king facing right, in Parthian-style headdress (kulah) edged along the borders with tow rows of `pearls`. There is an ornament made of `pearls` on the kulah. The central ornament is a six-pointed star. The hair covered by bashlyk edged with `pearls`, and ribbons with bows flow out from the kulah. Around his neck the King wears a necklace in the form of tow hoops. There is a pointed rim around the picture. |
| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Obverse lettering | mzdysn
bgy ` rthstr MLK ` n MLK ` ` yr ` n MNW ctry MN yzd ` n-mazdesn bay
Ar-daxsir sahan sah Eran ke cihr az yazdan (Translation: Mazda worshipper, the lord (divine) Ardashir, king of kings of Iran, whose origin is from the gods) |
| Reverse description | A fire-altar (atasdan) in the form of column with a capitellum and base consisting of some plates. Under the capitellum there is a tongue of flame. The capitellum is supported by stands in the form of `lion paws` resting upon censers. The stands are decorated with bows. There is a pointed rim around the picture. Pahlavi legend |
| Reverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Reverse lettering | NWR `
ZY ` rthstr-Adur i Ardaxsir (Translation: Fire (fire-altar) of Ardashir.) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | C Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day Madain, Iraq |
| Mintage | ND
(224-240) - SNS# 13 (Type IIe/3a Flames 1(d) 13.96 g.) Group / Mint C (`Ctesiphon`) - ND (224-240) - SNS# 14 (Type IIe/3a Flames 1(d) 13.60 g.) Group / Mint C (`Ctesiphon`) - ND (224-240) - SNS# 15 (Type IIe/3a Flames 1(d) 13.09 g.) Group / Mint C (`Ctesiphon`) - ND (224-240) - SNS# 17 (Type IIh/3a Flames 1(e) 12.85 g.) Group / Mint C (`Ctesiphon`) - ND (224-240) - SNS# 18 (Type IIi/3a Flames 1(d) 12.89 g.) Group / Mint C (`Ctesiphon`) - ND (224-241) - Göbl# II - |
| Catalog ID | 2836978590 |
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