Tag Archive for: Shapur III

Sasanian Empire, Silver Drachm (4.18 g, 22.5 mm), AD 383-388
Shapur III, Sasanian King AD 383-388
Sunrise # 876, SNS Type Ib2/1b, Gobl Type I/1, Saeedi 218, Nearly Mint State
Mint AW (Hormizd-Ardashir) between present day Basra and city of Shushtar in southwestern Iran. The second interpretation…

Sasanian Empire, Gold Dinar (7.24 g, 18.5 mm), AD 383-388
Shapur III, Sasanian King AD 383-388
Sunrise # 878, SNS Type III, Choice Very Fine
Mint: Sind (Mehran). Currently south east region of Pakistan neighboring India.
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This extremely rare gold dinar shows Shapur III with one of the…

Sasanian Empire, Gold light Dinar (4.21 g, 20 mm), AD 383-388
Shapur III, Sasanian King AD 383-388
Sunrise # 874, SNS type II/1b, Gobl Type II/6a, Saeedi Av 59, Mint State
Mint: Kabul.
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Shapur III was son of Shapur II (the Great) and came to the throne after his uncle Ardashir II was removed…