Hemidrachm - Shapur I
Features
| Issuer |
Sasanian Empire
(Sasanian Empire (224-651))  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Shapur I (240-270)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 244-253 |
| Value | Hemidrachm (1⁄24) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.95 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 411354 |
| References | SNS PBW1# IIc/1a Michael Alram, Prods Oktor Skjærvø; 2003. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum / Band 1. Ardashir I. – Shapur I: Paris – Berlin – Wien. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. , Göbl Sasan# I/1Klinkhardt & Biermann (publisher); 1968. Sasanidische Numismatik. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. , Sunrise# 734 Bradley R. Nelson (ed.); 2011. Numismatic Art of Persia / Part I: Ancient - 650 BC to AD 650: The Sunrise Collection. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. |
Obverse
Bust of Shapur I right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos.
Reverse
Fire altar, flanked by two attendants wearing diadems (type uncertain) and mural crowns, symbol on altar shaft
Edge
Plain
Mint
Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day Madain, IraqSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (244-253) | |||||||||||||||
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