Sasanian Empire Drachm - Shapur I

Drachm from Sasanian Empire. Struck in Silver. Measures 25 mm and weighs 4.39 g.

Obverse

Diademed and draped bust of Shapur I to right, wearing mural crown with a great korymbos on top and long earflaps; long beard with a ring and thick tufts of curly hair at the back; ribbons rising from behind head. The legend along the dotted rim, running anticlockwise from 11 h to 1 h (('The Mazda-worshipping Lord, Shapur, King of Kings of the Iranians, whose essence is from the gods' in Pahlavi))

Reverse

Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two regal attendants wearing mural crowns and holding scepters; symbol on the altar shaft; to left and right ('Fire of Shapur' in Pahlavi)

Edge

Smooth