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  • Collection: Rise of the Sassanids

Ardashir I, SNS Type V(4a)&3a(2b), A33, Sunrise 721.jpg
Ardashir I or Ardeshir I (Ardašire Bâbakân) was the founding father of the Sassanian Empire (224/226–651 CE) and also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180– 242 CE). Some texts call him Artaxerxes, surely pointing to the Persian continuity of rule. The…

Obv.(Ardashir I) Göbl I-1. SNS I, Type I(1)-1(1),4. Sunrise 693.jpg
The first minting phase of Ardashir began with his cononation as king of Fars after his bother Shapur, the originally designated king of Fars, died in a collapsing building (Bosworth 1999, 8). According to the interpretation from Altheim-Stiehl 1978,…

Obv.(Ardashir I) SNS I, pl. 15, 215.jpg
In 223/224 CE, Ardashir I gained victory over Artabanus in the Battle of Hormizdagan (Bosworth 1999, 14) and proclaimed himself King of Kings while still on the battlefield (Bosworth 1999, 15). Later, in 226/227 CE (Bosworth 1999, 409ff., N.B. 411;…

Sasanian Empire - Map of Ardashir & shapur's campaign.jpg
to be replaced, as later effort

Obverse, Vonones II, Sellwood type 67.1.png
Mint: Ecbatana
Region: Persis(Province / Vassal State)
Date: ca. 51 CE
Metal/Denomination: AR, Drachm
Weight/Diameter/Die-Axis: 3.51 g / 20 mm / 1 h
Obverse: Beaded; Vonones II, beared, helmeted bust facing with short beard wearing diadem with…

Obverse, Meherdates, Usurper, AD 49-50, Sellwood type 67.1.png
Mint: Ecbatana
Region: Persis(Province / Vassal State)
Date: 49–50 CE
Metal/Denomination: AR, Drachm
Weight/Diameter/Die-Axis: 3.67 g / 20 mm / 12 h
Obverse: Beaded; Meherdates' (Usurper) beaded, helmeted bust with short beard wearing diadem…
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