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SASANIAN KINGDOM. Shapur I the Great (AD 240-272). AV dinar (20mm, 7.37 gm, 3h). ANACS AU 55. Mint I ("Ctesiphon"), Phase II, ca. AD 260-272. Bust of Shapur I right, wearing mural tiara with korymbos and long ear flap, long beard with two rings / Large flaming fire altar flanked by two attendants standing facing, head facing outward wearing mural crown, scepter in outer hand. Sunrise 739. Göbl 21.
The second Sasanian ruler, Shapur I's long and energetic reign raised Persia to glories it had not known since the heyday of the Achaemenid Kingdom. He captured and sacked Antioch, the third greatest city of the Roman Empire, and then defeated the Roman army and captured the Emperor Valerian alive, the greatest feat of arms yet by a Sasanian monarch. His military exploits enriched the treasury and enabled him to engage in stupendous building projects. A devout Zoroastrian, he was nevertheless tolerant of other faiths and is warmly mentioned as a just king in Jewish writings. Like many Sasanian kings, his silver coinage is vast while gold is rare.
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SASANIAN KINGDOM. Shapur I the Great (AD 240-272). AV dinar (20mm, 7.37 gm, 3h). ANACS AU 55. Mint I ("Ctesiphon"), Phase II, ca. AD 260-272. Bust of Shapur I right, wearing mural tiara with korymbos and long ear flap, long beard with two rings / Large flaming fire altar flanked by two attendants standing facing, head facing outward wearing mural crown, scepter in outer hand. Sunrise 739. Göbl 21.
The second Sasanian ruler, Shapur I's long and energetic reign raised Persia to glories it had not known since the heyday of the Achaemenid Kingdom. He captured and sacked Antioch, the third greatest city of the Roman Empire, and then defeated the Roman army and captured the Emperor Valerian alive, the greatest feat of arms yet by a Sasanian monarch. His military exploits enriched the treasury and enabled him to engage in stupendous building projects. A devout Zoroastrian, he was nevertheless tolerant of other faiths and is warmly mentioned as a just king in Jewish writings. Like many Sasanian kings, his silver coinage is vast while gold is rare.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/oriental/ancients-sasanian-kingdom-shapur-i-the-great-ad-240-272-av-dinar-20mm-737-gm-3h-anacs-au-55/a/3088-34111.s?type=CoinArchives3088
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD