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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 8294845, member: 81887&quot;]I have several coins relevant to this topic.&nbsp; First, a drachm and an AE chalkos of Vologases VI:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466647[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466646[/ATTACH]</p><p>A drachm of his brother, Artabanos VI, who was killed by Ardashir in 224:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466648[/ATTACH]</p><p>And some coins of Ardashir, former vassal in Persis who destroyed the Parthians and founded the Sasanian Persian empire.&nbsp; First, an obol when he was still ruling as Ardashir V of Persis, pre-224:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466649[/ATTACH]</p><p>And two obols as the shahenshah (King of Kings) (224-240); first, an example from early in his reign where he still wears a Parthian-style tiara, and then a later example where he wears a more distinctly Sasanian crown.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466651[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466652[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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