Lot 978
SASANIAN KINGS. Shapur I, 240-272. Dinar (Gold, 21 mm, 7.42 g, 3 h), style P, mint I (‘Ktesiphon’), 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 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; one pellet above the ribbons and two below. Rev. Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns and holding scepters; to right and left, ‘NWRA ZY – šhpwhry’ = ‘ādur ī Šābuhr’ (‘Fire of Shapur’ in Pahlavi); in upper left field, the symbol of ‘frawahr’, the guardian spirit of kingship and the emblem of the royal treasury. Göbl type I/1. SNS I, type IIc/1b. Light marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price:
1000 CHF
Hammer price:
3000 CHF
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Closing time: 07-Dec-24, 20:08:30 CET
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