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Lot # 171
Greek Asia. Sasanian Kings. Šābuhr (Shahpur) I (240-272 AD). AV Dinar. Mint I (“Ctesiphon”), c. 260-272 AD. Obv. mzdysn bgy šhpwhry MRK’n MRK’ ’yr’n MNW ctry MN yzd’n in Pahlavi. Bust right, wearing diadem and mural crown with korymbos. Rev. nwr’zy in Pahlavi to right, šhpwhry in Pahlavi to left. Fire altar; flanked by two attendants wearing mural crowns. SNS I IIc/1b style P; pl. 30, A43; Göbl type I/1. AV. 7.46 g. 22.50 mm. R. Attractive coin. Marks of mounting. EF.