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Tetradrachm - Shapur I
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 260-272 |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and bearded bust of Shapur I facing right, wearing a mural crown surmounted by a korymbos (hair bundled in a globe), with vertical earflaps flanking the face. Curly hair rendered in a tight ball at the nape of the neck. A Pahlavi legend encircles the effigy, identifying the king as Mazda-worshipping lord and King of Kings of the Iranians. The portrait is executed in the characteristic high-relief, stylized Sasanian tradition. |
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| Obverse lettering | (Translation: Mazda-worshipping, Lord Shapur, King of Kings of the Iranians, whose image is from the Gods.) |
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| Reverse lettering | (Translation: Fire of (on left) Sabuhr (on right).) |
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