Dinar - Shapur I
Features
| Issuer |
Sasanian Empire
(Sasanian Empire (224-651))  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Shapur I (240-270)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Years | 244-252 |
| Value | Dinar (1) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.32 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | 3 o'clock ↑→ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 417894 |
| References | SNS Iran# IIc/1a, style A, Group b Dāryūš Akbarzād, Nikolaus Schindel; 2017. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum Iran: a Late Sasanian Hoard from Orumiyeh. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. |
Commemorative issue
Ceremonial Purposes
Obverse
Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos and ribbons.
Script: Inscriptional Pahlavi
Reverse
Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns, each without korymbos and pellet at feet.
Script: Inscriptional Pahlavi
Mint
| I | Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day Madain, Iraq |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (244-252) | 
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$ 4700 | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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CNG Auction 132 Lot 574 
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18 May 2026 |
XF (Lightly toned, traces of deposits.) |
USD 4750.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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Rare with this reverse legend. |
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CNG Auction 132 Lot 574
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18 May 2026 |
XF (Lightly toned, traces of deposits.) |
USD 4750.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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Rare with this reverse legend. |
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CNG Triton XXVI Lot 522
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10 Jan 2023 | XF |
USD 4750.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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