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Sasanian Coins from the Early Sasanian Kingdom
The Sasanians revived the Zoroastrian religion, tried to erase the memory of the Parthian regime,   and sought to reconquer Asia Minor and Egypt. This military threat had much to do with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Artashir I almost immediately invaded Roman Mesopotamia, and his son Shapur I expanded the conflict by invading Syria. In 260 Shapur captured the Roman Emperor Valerian and his entire army, nearly wrecking the Roman Empire.

In 276 the Romans regained Armenia and Mesopotamia while the Persians dealt with the Kushan empire.

Sasan1.jpg (13611 bytes) Conflict broke out anew in the reign of Shapur II, and the Persians had the worst of it despite killing Julian II. The eastern frontier then became a threat again as the Epthalites took over the Kushan territories, distracting the Persians from their drive to regain ancient Persian territory from the Roman Empire.

Sasanian coins (sometimes also spelled Sassanian) retain the denominations and weight standard of their Parthian predecessors, but the drachms are of  much larger and thinner  module, and the legends are in Pahlavi.
Parthian Client Kingdoms

The Early Sasanian Kingdom
224 ad - 399 ad

Middle Sasanian

Artashir I
224 - 242 ad		 Hormazd I
270 - 271 ad		 Varhran II
274 - 293 ad		 Narseh
293 - 302 ad		 Shapur II
309 - 379 ad		 Shapur III
383 - 388 ad
Shapur I
240 - 270 ad		 Varhran I
271 - 274 ad		 Varhran III
293 ad		 Hormazd II
302 - 309 ad		 Artashir II
379 - 383 ad		 Varhran IV
388 - 399 ad
   

Gb014 2687 Sasanian Kingdom, Ardeshir I: AR 25 Drachm
$750.00
Obv.
MAZDISN BAGI ARTASHATR MALKAN MALKA AIRAN MINUCHETRI MEN IEZDAN
of Mazda-worshipping Ardeshir, King of Kings of Iran, celestial seed of the gods
Bust r. in mural crown marking investiture by Ahuramazda
Rev.
NURA ZI ARTASHATR
Fire of Ardeshir
Fire-altar without attendants
4.10 g
SNS Tf 12.188ff (V/3c); Gobl 14 toned gVF
Rare and historically important.
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Gb042* 1801 Varahran I: AR 19 Hemidrachm
$300.00
Obv.
MAZDISN BAGI VARAHRAN MALKAN MALKA AIRAN U ANIRAN MINUCHETRI MEN IEZDAN
of Mazda-worshipping Varahran, King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran, celestial seed of the Gods
Bearded bust r. in headdress with globe
Rev.
NURA ZI VARAHRAN
Fire of Varahran
Fire-altar with 2 attendants
MACW 840v; Gobl 042v flan chip, oth. nice VF. Rare

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Gb085 2574 Hormazd II: AR 30 Drachm
$200.00
Obv.
MAZDISN BAGI AUHRAMAZDI MALKAN MALKA AIRAN
of Mazda-worshipping Hormazd, King of Kings of Iran
Crowned bust r.
Rev.
NURA ZI AURAMAZDI
Fire of Hormazd
Fire-altar with 2 attendants
4.44g
MACW 0867; Gobl 85 gVF, rare

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Gb089* 2681 Shapur II: AR 25 Drachm
$225.00
Obv. MAZDISN BAGI SHAHPURI MALKAN MALKA AIRAN
of Mazda-worshipping Shapur, King of Kings of Iran
Crowned bust r.
Rev.
NURA ZI SHAHPURI
Fire of Shapur
Fire-altar with 2 attendants
3.41 g
SNS Tf 1.A3ff (Ia/Ia1); Gobl 089v EF

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