Dinar - Wahram I Style A/c - pellets
Features
| Issuer |
Sasanian Empire
(Sasanian Empire (224-651))  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Wahram I (271-274)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Years | 273-276 |
| Value | Dinar (1) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.3 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | 3 o'clock ↑→ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 582025 |
| References | SNS PBW2# I(1)/2A(1a) Michael Alram, Rika Gyselen; 2012. Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum / Band 2. Ohrmazd I. – Ohrmazd II: Paris – Berlin – Wien. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. , Sunrise# – 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.Zeno category (https://zeno.ru/) |
Commemorative issue
Ceremonial Purposes
Obverse
Bust right, wearing diadem and radiate crown with korymbos; pellet below diadem ties.
Script: Inscriptional Pahlavi
Reverse
Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, each wearing crown with korymbos; pellets flanking altar shaft.
Script: Inscriptional Pahlavi
Mint
Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day Madain, IraqComments
The flames style and staff hanging position of the right attendant are different, the latter is outward (like the coins engraves of Shapur I).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (273-276) | 
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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 582 
|
18 May 2026 |
XF (Lightly toned, light marks, slight doubling.) |
USD 9000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
 |
Gorny & Mosch Auction 317 Lot 551
|
9 Mar 2026 |
USD 11 609.97
(EUR 10 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung | |||||
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