Sasanian Kingdom. Shapur I. 240-272 AD. AR Drachm (3.85g, 27mm). Mint I (‘Ctesiphon’). Göbl type I/1

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Sasanian Kingdom. Shapur I. 240-272 AD. AR Drachm (3.85g, 27mm). Mint I (‘Ctesiphon’). Obv.: ‘mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn’ = ‘mazdēsn bay Šābuhr šāhān šāh Ērān kē čihr az yaz(a)dān’ (‘The Mazda-worshipping Lord Shapur, King of Kings of the Iranians, whose essence is from the gods’ in Pahlavi, diademed and draped bust of Shapur I to right, wearing mural crown with a great korymbos on top and long earflaps; long beard with a ring and thick tufts of curly hair at the back; two ribbons rising from behind head. Rev.: Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two regal attendants wearing mural crowns and holding scepters; to left and right, ‘NWRA ZY – šhpwhry’, i.e. ‘ādur ī Šābuhr’ (‘Fire of Shapur’ in Pahlavi). Göbl type I/1; SNS I, type IIc/1a, style A. VF.

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