SASANIAN KINGDOM. Shahpur (Sabuhr) I the Great (AD 240-272). AV dinar (21mm, 7.45 gm, 2h). NGC MS 5/5 - 5/5. Mint I ("Ctesiphon"), Phase II, ca. AD 260-272. Draped bust of Shahpur I right, wearing mural tiara with korymbos and long ear flap / Fire altar flanked by two attendants standing facing, turned outwards, wearing mural crown, grounded scepter in outer hand; three pellets below elbow of right attendant. Sunrise 739 var. (pellets). SNS type IIc/1b. Göbl type I/1. Sharply struck from fresh dies and expertly centered on generous flan with satiny surfaces. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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