Dinar - Shapur I, Persian Empires

Dinar - Shapur I, Persian Empires, obverse imageDinar - Shapur I, Persian Empires, reverse image
Dinar - Shapur I coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Persian Empires flagPersian Empires
  • Years of Minting:
    n/a
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Non-circulating coin
  • Shape:
    Round (irregular)
  • Technique:
    Hammered
  • Mint:
    Ctesiphon, Babylonia, modern-day Madain, Iraq
Dinar - Shapur I Reference Price

Reference Price

$15.95-$474.99

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

Dinar - Shapur I Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns; fravahr on altar shaft.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Phase 1b, circa AD 244-252/3. mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK'n MRK' 'yr'n MNW ctry MN ya in Pahlavi, bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos and ribbons / nwr'zy in Pahlavi to left, [š]hpwhr[y] in Pahlavi to right

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

n/a

Dinar - Shapur I Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

Reverse:

Dinar - Shapur I Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Gold

Size

Dinar - Shapur I sizes
  • Weight:7.19 g
  • Diameter:23 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a

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