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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 5266665, member: 81887"]Excellent article, [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] ! I will probably end up citing it next time I write up a Sasanian or related coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=93472]@tartanhill[/USER] : As [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] noted, the Parthians were originally a non-Persian group that originated in what is now Turkmenistan. Thus, although they ruled over Persian territory, the Parthians are not considered to be Persians, any more than the Seleucids who once ruled that territory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's another appearance of Ahura Mazda on a Sasanian coin, in this case an obol of Shahpur II (309-379 AD):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1220093[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 5266665, member: 81887"]Excellent article, [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] ! I will probably end up citing it next time I write up a Sasanian or related coin. [USER=93472]@tartanhill[/USER] : As [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] noted, the Parthians were originally a non-Persian group that originated in what is now Turkmenistan. Thus, although they ruled over Persian territory, the Parthians are not considered to be Persians, any more than the Seleucids who once ruled that territory. Here's another appearance of Ahura Mazda on a Sasanian coin, in this case an obol of Shahpur II (309-379 AD): [ATTACH=full]1220093[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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