| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
| Year | 260-272 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Tetradrachm (⅓) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 13.465 g |
| Dimensions | 27 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | 9 o`clock ↑← |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | SNS Iran#IIc/1a, Göbl Sasan#I/1 |
| Obverse description | Bust right, bearded, wearing diadem and mural crown with vertical earflaps and topped with a korymbos, curly hair in a ball behind the head. |
| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Obverse lettering | (Translation: Mazda-worshipping, Lord Shapur, King of Kings of the Iranians, whose image is from the Gods.) |
| Reverse description | Fire altar flanked by two attendants facing outward, wearing mural crowns. |
| Reverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Reverse lettering | (Translation: Fire of (on left) Sabuhr (on right).) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | I Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day Madain, Iraq |
| Mintage | ND
(260-272) - - |
| Catalog ID | 9081174690 |
| Comments |
