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title: Coin of Shapur I
author: TruthBeethoven
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7634/coin-of-shapur-i/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Coin of Shapur I
_Authored by TruthBeethoven_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7634.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) of [Shapur I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shapur_I/) who ruled the [Sasanian empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sasanian_Empire/) from 240 to 270 CE. (Reza Abbasi Museum, Tehran, Iran)
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## License & Copyright
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