SASANIAN KINGS. Shapur I, 240-272. Dinar (Gold, 22 mm, 7.32 g, 3 h), 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; two rows of pearls around the neck; around, ‘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; to right and left, ‘NWRA ZY – šhpwhry’ = ‘ādur ī Šābuhr’ (‘Fire of Shapur’ in Pahlavi). Göbl type I/1. SNS I, type IIc/1b, Style Q. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, good very fine.