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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3608878, member: 26302"]Btw, just to throw this out there. I believe the coin references Bay-Sapur, which in English becomes Bishapur. However, Bay-Sapur means Lord Shapur, having been founded by Shapur I (the Great). this was the leader of the Sassanids who killed Gordian III, captured the emperor Valerian, and force Phillip to surrender. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, given the Sassanians were finally fulfilling Shapur the Great's goal of Byzantine domination, is it positive it is Bay-Shapur the city that these coins refer to, or Lord Shapur? </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it very well may be a stretch, its just something my mind was wondering given the iconography of this coin and where the name Bishapur actually comes from.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3608878, member: 26302"]Btw, just to throw this out there. I believe the coin references Bay-Sapur, which in English becomes Bishapur. However, Bay-Sapur means Lord Shapur, having been founded by Shapur I (the Great). this was the leader of the Sassanids who killed Gordian III, captured the emperor Valerian, and force Phillip to surrender. So, given the Sassanians were finally fulfilling Shapur the Great's goal of Byzantine domination, is it positive it is Bay-Shapur the city that these coins refer to, or Lord Shapur? Yes, it very well may be a stretch, its just something my mind was wondering given the iconography of this coin and where the name Bishapur actually comes from.[/QUOTE]
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