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ID number: BIRBI-WH0095 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: P. D. Whitting Collection Collector: Whitting, Philip D. Maker: Shapur III Denomination: Chalkous Culture: Sasanian Metal: Base Metal Diameter (cm): 1.5 Weight (g): 2.12 Axis (degrees): 90.00 Provenance: Whitting 6131, A. H. Baldwin, 7th September 1968. |
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Description: Obverse: Bust of Shapur III with accentuated crown. Reverse: Fire altar with attendants, figure in altar flames.
Inscriptions: Obverse: Pahalvi legend, illegible. Reverse: Pahlavi legend, illegible.
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