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Dinar - "kushansha" Varhran I (under Hormizd I)
Country: Indo-Sasanian Kingdom
(Persia)
Denomination: AV Dinar
(1)
Year: (272-273)
Material: Gold
Weight: 8.22 g
Shape: Round
Diameter:
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Catalog list: indo sasanian kingdompersia
Description:
Obverse
King standing left, trident in left field.
Crown consisting of a pair of ram's horns over a string of pearls surmounted by flower-like globe; diadem below, halo, hair in plaints, beard drawn through ring.
Trident over altar resembling Asklepius' wand: "chintamani" below arm; no symbol between feet; to right monogram above it, swastika or eight-rayed star.
Kushan legend on base, mint town.
Reverse
Siva standing before bull Nandi; head of bull in full front view; God in Sasanian garment, with Sasanian diadem, trident in left, noose in right hand; with base line.
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