Tag Archive for: Shapur III

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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…
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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. . This extremely rare gold dinar shows Shapur III with one of the…
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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. . Shapur III was son of Shapur II (the Great) and came to the throne after his uncle Ardashir II was removed…