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Pashiz - Shapur II
| Bronze | 10.47 g | - |
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire (Sasanian Empire (224-651)) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Shapur II (309-379) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 309-320 |
| Value | 16 Chalkoi (1⁄36) |
| Currency | Dinar (224 AD-651 AD) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 10.47 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-10 |
| Numista | N#417331 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Fire altar with ribbons.
Script: Inscriptional Pahlavi
Comment
The Sunrise Collection states "A significant coin in the corpus of Shahpur II. While the type combination is unrecorded in SNS, the absence of the inner ribbons below the korymbos may simply be an error, thus the obverse may actually be of type Ib. The star on the obverse is known on some coins from both Mint I ("Ctesiphon") and Mint VIII (Herat), but never with this reverse type, and neither mint has this large Æ denomination."This was probably either caused by a die rotation on the reverse or overstrike on an earlier coin."
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of King Shapur II on one side and a fire altar on the other, which was a symbol of the Zoroastrian religion that was prevalent in the Sasanian Empire at the time.
