The Founders

One could make a whole collection theme from "empire founders" - Augustus is of course an easy on to include:


For the Sasanian Empire - Ardashir V of Persis founded the Sasanian Empire. Although the fire altar is very familiar to anyone who has seen a Sasanian Drachm. This tetradrachm looks and feels more like a Parthian Tetradrachm.

For the longer write-up of this coin see: https://www.sullacoins.com/post/founder-of-the-sasanian-empire


Post your coins of the founders of empires, coins of Ardashir, or coins of his rivals for power e.g. Parthian King Artabanus VI or anything else that you find interesting or entertaining.

 

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Macedonian Gold Stater of Alexander the Great (minted in Sardis circa 334-332 BCE):

 

Nice Alexander III Stater, @Croatian Coin Collector - your coins always impress!

 

Thank you.

 

Afsharid Gold Mohur of Nader Shah (minted in Tabriz in 1746):

 

Saffarid Silver Dirham of Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (minted in Shiraz in either 893 or 894):

 

Serbian Silver Dinar of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (minted sometime between 1331 and 1355):

 

Mughal Silver Shahrukhi of Babur (minted in Badakhshan in either 1509 or 1510):

 

Afghani Gold Mohur of Ahmad Shah Durrani from 1763 (minted in Kandahar):

 

Mehmed II, also known as Mehmed the Conqueror, was not the founder of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was founded by Osman I (also known as Osman Gazi) in the late 13th century, around 1299.

However, Mehmed II played a crucial role in expanding and solidifying the empire's power. His most famous achievement was the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, which marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and established the Ottoman Empire as a dominant force in both Europe and the Middle East.

 

My Mehmed II Gold Sultani from 1454:

 

Wow

 

Ghaznavid Gold Dinar of Sebuktekin from 997 (minted in Herat):

 

I think this fella would qualify as a founder.

Seleucus I Nikator, tetradrachm Susa Mint, ca. 304–294 BC.
SC 173.12
17.00 grams

A number of these coins are entering the market from a hoard, probably from Iran but possibly Syria as well. Hoard location information is very hard to pin down.

 

Seleucid Silver Obol of Seleucus I Nicator (struck at the Ai-Khanoum mint around 286 BCE):

 

Islamic Sultanates. Delhi. Shams al-Din Iltutmish, AH 607-633 / AD 1211-1236
Shams al-Din Iltutmish was the third ruler of the Delhi Sultanate in India and the first to consolidate it into a significant political and cultural power.

 

Korean Empire Copper-Nickel 1/4 Yang of Gojong (minted at the Yongsan mint in 1898):

 

Arguably, Elizabeth the 1st and James the 1st were the founders of the British Empire by a planned policy of overseas plantations that eventually led to an Empire of 400 million people. It didn't end well.


ELIZABETH 1 THREE PENCE
QUEEN FACING LEFT ROSE BEHIND BUST
1578
S.2573


JAMES 1 1605-16
SHILLING LONDON
SINGLE ARCHED CROWN
S.2656

 

First Emperor of China... Qin Shi Huang Di (Emperor)




China
Qin Shi Huang
34mm 8.5g
ban liang
221-206 BCE
半两 Primitive Line script
rare
ex Dr Alex Fishman


China Qin 220-180 BC AE 12 Zhu Ban Liang Blank H7.7