SASANIAN KINGS. Shapur I, 240-272. Dinar (Gold, 22 mm, 7.29 g, 2 h), mint I (‘Ctesiphon’), struck after 258. ‘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) Diademed and draped bust of Shapur I to right, wearing mural crown with a korymbos on top and long earflaps, long beard with two rings and thick tufts of curly hair at the back; two ribbons rising from behind head; a small ribbon rising from behind korymbos. Rev. ‘NWRA ZY - šhpw[hry]’ = ‘ādur ī Šābuhr’ (‘Fire of Shapur’ in Pahlavi) Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two regal attendants wearing mural crowns and holding scepters. Göbl type I/1. SNS I, type IIc/1b, style P. Very rare with the small ribbon rising from behind korymbos. Very minor doubling, otherwise, extremely fine.