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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 3006689, member: 81887&quot;]The accepted end of the Sasanian period is pretty straightforward: 651 AD, with the death of Yazdegard III.&nbsp; The first Arab-Sasanian silver coins started at about that time, although the dating of these is not as straightforward- some early issues had a frozen date, and it&#039;s not always clear if the date is supposed to be in the Islamic calendar or if it&#039;s a Yazdegard regnal-era date.&nbsp; The start of the Sasanians is with Ardashir I (c.224 AD- there&#039;s a couple of years uncertainty on which year he became shahenshah), though if you&#039;re ambitious (and have lots of spare cash) you may start with the rare issues of him as Ardashir V of the Parthian vassal state of Persis.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, the transition from Byzantine to Arab-Byzantine bronzes... that&#039;s messy.&nbsp; This was discussed in a thread not long ago, which I&#039;m sure someone will post a link to soon.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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