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Lot of 4 Sassanian Empire Coins, 224 - 651 A.D.
With the overthrow of the Parthians in 224, Ardashir I founded the Sasanian Empire which was for over four centuries, alongside the Roman-Byzantine Empire, one of the main powers in Western and Central Asia. At its greatest extent, the Sassanid Empire encompassed all of today's Iran, Iraq, the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Israel), the Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Dagestan), Egypt, parts of Turkey, much of Central Asia (Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan), the Persian Gulf countries, Yemen, Oman and Pakistan. It was overthrown by the Rashidun Caliphate in 651. Much of what later became known as Islamic culture in architecture, poetry, etc. was conveyed to the Muslim world by the Sassanids.LT97446. 4 coins, VF+, obverse Pahlavi legend, crowned and cuirassed bust of king right, surrounded by borders, three star within crescents outside; reverse two attendants at both sides of the fire altar, Pahlavi regnal year numeral left, Pahlavi mint signature right, all surrounded by borders, four star within crescents outside; ex Gerhard Hirsch; unattributed to type, no tags or flips, the actual coins in the photograph, as-is, no returns; SOLD
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