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Such motifs constitute a set of shorthand documents on popular Sasanian culture. The heliacal (near dawn) rising of the Pleiades in spring in the northern hemisphere augured the opening of the seafaring and farming season: while its dawn autumnal setting marked the season's end.
The sun-moon standard display is a common motif of drahtn coin reverses in the third and fourth century AD so I would suggest a similar dating for your seal.