Drachm. Greek Coins. Sassanid Empire. Shapur I. 260-272 AD. Mint III ("Hamadan"). Diademed and draped bust of Shapur I to right, wearing mural crown with a great korymbos on top and long earflaps; long beard tied in the middle and thick tufts of curly hair at the back; two ribbons rising from behind head. The legend along the dotted rim, running anticlockwise from 11 h to 1 h, reads ‘mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn’ = ‘mazdēsn bay Šābuhr šāhān šāh Ērān kē čihr az yaz(a)dān’ (‘The Mazda-worshipping Lord Shapur, King of Kings of the Iranians, whose essence is from the gods’ in Pahlavi). Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two regal attendants wearing mural crowns and holding scepters, Two pellets to right; to left and right, ‘NWRA ZY - šhpwhry’ = ‘ādur ī Šābuhr’ (‘Fire of Shapur’ in Pahlavi). Slightly cleaned with slight iridescent tone. Ex Pars Coins, Vcoins (19/05/2017). Included original label. Choice VF. Göbl. I/1. SNS. IIc/1a, type A. Sunrise. 732 var.. Ag. 4,33.

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Sassanid Empire. Shapur I. Drachm. 260-272 AD. Mint III ("Hamadan"). (Göbl-I/1). (SNS-IIc/1a, type A). (Sunrise-732 var.). Anv.: Diademed and draped bust of Shapur I to right, wearing mural crown with a great korymbos on top and long earflaps; long beard tied in the middle and thick tufts of curly hair at the back; two ribbons rising from behind head. The legend along the dotted rim, running anticlockwise from 11 h to 1 h, reads ‘mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRKAn MRKA ʾyrʾn MNW ctry MN yzdʾn’ = ‘mazdēsn bay Šābuhr šāhān šāh Ērān kē čihr az yaz(a)dān’ (‘The Mazda-worshipping Lord Shapur, King of Kings of the Iranians, whose essence is from the gods’ in Pahlavi). Rev.: Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two regal attendants wearing mural crowns and holding scepters, Two pellets to right; to left and right, ‘NWRA ZY - šhpwhry’ = ‘ādur ī Šābuhr’ (‘Fire of Shapur’ in Pahlavi). Ag. 4,33 g. Slightly cleaned with slight iridescent tone. Ex Pars Coins, Vcoins (19/05/2017). Included original label. Choice VF. Est...200,00.

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Lot 197 | Greek Coins

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