SASANIAN KINGS. Shapur I, 240-272. Dinar (Gold, 22 mm, 7.05 g, 3 h), mint VI (‘Sakastan?’). Diademed and draped bust of Shapur I to right, wearing mural crown with a great 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; 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 surmounted by a great korymbos and holding scepters; to left and right, ‘NWRA ZY – šhpwhr’ = ‘ādur ī Šābuhr’ (‘Fire of Shapur’ in Pahlavi); a pellet above a crescent on the altar shaft. Göbl type I/1. SNS I, type IIc/2a, style L. Minor doubling and very slightly wavy, otherwise, good very fine.