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& CULTURAL NEWS©
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Ancient
Coins Studied, Documented in Mazandaran
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News
Category:
Parthian
& Sasanian Dynasties
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25
January 2004
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A collection of 53 Parthian and Sasanian coins in
a museum in the Mazandaran province were studies and documented.
All the king of kings of three Iranian dynasties, the
Achaemenids, Parthians (Arsacids/Ashkanian) and Sasanids, which
the governed Iran for more than 1000 years, forged coins. Many
experts believe coins from the Arsacid and Sassanid are more
significant since they prove important sources regarding the
history, culture, art and economy of the time.
These coins were in circulation for more than 900 years and left
an indelible mark on the world. The Huns and the Kushanis used
the same coins as the Sassanids did.
The Sassanid coins continued to be circulated until the first
century of the Islamic rule. The Arab rulers used the same coins
which depicted Sassanid kings and Zoroastrian symbols. They were
in circulation in parts of Iran, including Sistan and Tabarestan.
The coins were also taken out of Iran to Byzantium and other
parts of Europe by merchants.
The studies carried out on coins as evidence of the
craftsmanship of the time suggest the sphere of rule of each
king. In addition, the Sassanid coins give an account of the
history of the dynasty's 30 kings, since the crown of each king
was different.
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Encyclopaedia Iranica
The British Institute of
Persian Studies
The British Museum
The Royal
Asiatic Society
of Great Britain and Ireland
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