Drachm - Shapur I type I

Drachm - Shapur I (type I) - obverseDrachm - Shapur I (type I) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Sasanian Empire (Sasanian Empire (224-651))
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 240-272
Value Drachm (1⁄12)
Currency Dinar (224 AD-651 AD)
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 4.00 g
Diameter 29 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation 9 o'clock ↑←
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
75218
References Göbl SN# I,
Robert Göbl; 1968. Sasanidische Numismatik. Klinkhardt und Biermann, Brunswick, Germany.
SNS Schaaf# 62-67-68-70-71-72-73-76-78-79-80,
Nikolaus Schindel; 2014. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum : The Schaaf Collection - 2014. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria.
Val Sn# 13
William H. Valentine; 1921. Sassanian Coins. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

A bust of the King right, wearing a crown with three teeth and a globe. Ribbons with bows flow away from the globe and diadem. The bashlyk is depicted frontally. His hair is curled and his beard tied. There is a rim around the picture.
Pahlavi legend

Lettering: mzdysn bgy shphr MLK ' n MLK ' ' yr ' n W ' nyr ' n MNW ctry MN yzd ' n - mazd-esn bay Sabuhr sahan sah Eran ud an-Eran ke cihr az yazdan

Translation: Mazda worshipper Shapur, King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran, whose origin is from the gods

Reverse

The fire-altar (atasdan)is in the form of high column with a capitellum and base. Along the sides of atasdan there are two attendants wearing crowns with globes, with swords by their waists and spears in their hands. The figures stand with their backs to the altar.
Pahlavi legend

Lettering: NWR ' ZY shpwhr

Translation: Fire (fire-temple) of Shapur

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Photo: SNS#79 (Type IIc/1b) Style Q/b

See also

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (240-271)  W. H. Valentine#13
ND (240-272)  SNS#62 (Type IIc/1a - 4.31 g.) Style A/b
ND (240-272)  SNS#67 (Type IIc/1a - 4.19 g.) Style E/a
ND (240-272)  SNS#68 (Type IIc/1a - 4.17 g.) Style E/a
ND (240-272)  SNS#70 (Type IIc/1ca - 3.98 g.) Style H
ND (240-272)  SNS#71 (Type IIc/1a - 4.35 g.) Style L
ND (240-272)  SNS#72 (Type IIc/1a - 4.14 g.) Style O
ND (240-272)  SNS#73 (Type IIc/1b - 3.96 g.) Style P
ND (240-272)  SNS#76 (Type IIc/1b - 3.05 g.) Style P/c/2
ND (240-272)  SNS#78 (Type IIc/1b - 3.83 g.) Style Q/a
ND (240-272)  SNS#79 (Type IIc/1b - 4.21 g.) Style Q/b
ND (240-272)  SNS#80 (Type IIc/1c - 4.01 g.) Style T/a (Reverse: symbol on altar shaft - var.3)
ND (241-272)  Göbl# I

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