Dinar - Shapur II
Features
| Issuer |
Sasanian Empire
(Sasanian Empire (224-651))  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Shapur II (309-379)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Year | 320 |
| Value | Dinar (1) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.08 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 417277 |
| References | SNS Iran# Ib1/2a Dāryūš Akbarzād, Nikolaus Schindel; 2017. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum Iran: a Late Sasanian Hoard from Orumiyeh. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. , Göbl Sasan# Ia/7Klinkhardt & Biermann (publisher); 1968. Sasanidische Numismatik. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. , Sunrise# 838 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. |
Commemorative issue
Ceremonial Purposes
Obverse
Bust of Shapur II right, wearing mural crown with korymbos, pellet to right.
Script: Inscriptional Pahlavi
Reverse
Fire altar with ribbons; mint mark letters "mrwn" to right of altar shaft.
Script: Inscriptional Pahlavi
Mint
| VI | Antioch of Margiana, Margiana, modern-day Merv, Turkmenistan |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 320 | 
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$ 5600 | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
The New York Sale Auction 65 Lot 1158 
|
15 Jan 2026 |
XF (NGC; Strike 5/5; Surface 2/5, brushed.) |
USD 6000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © The New York Sale | |||||
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The New York Sale Auction 37 Lot 496
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5 Jan 2016 | XF | Unsold | |
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CNG Auction 100 Lot 166
|
7 Oct 2015 | XF |
USD 4250.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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