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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4600532, member: 51347"]<b>ARDASHIR III</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139342[/ATTACH]</p><p>Persia Sasanian</p><p>Ardashir III (r. AD 628-629)</p><p>AR Drachm 36 mm x 3.85 grams</p><p>Obverse: Crowned beardless bust of Ardashir III right.</p><p>Reverse: Zoroastrian Fire Altar flanked by two attendents.</p><p>Dated yr. 2 AY mint.</p><p>ref# Gobl II/1 Downturn year 2 Delta.</p><p>Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>Ardashir III was elected to succeed his father King Kavid II at the ripe old age of 7 years. His empire was controlled by his vizier <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah-Adhur_Gushnasp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah-Adhur_Gushnasp" rel="nofollow">Mah-Adhur Gushnasp</a>, whom could not protect him. At the age of 9, several factions vied for control. Ultimately, Shahrbaraz <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Ctesiphon_(629)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Ctesiphon_(629)" rel="nofollow">captured Ctesiphon</a> and executed Ardashir.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardashir_III" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardashir_III" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardashir_III</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4600532, member: 51347"][B]ARDASHIR III[/B] [ATTACH=full]1139342[/ATTACH] Persia Sasanian Ardashir III (r. AD 628-629) AR Drachm 36 mm x 3.85 grams Obverse: Crowned beardless bust of Ardashir III right. Reverse: Zoroastrian Fire Altar flanked by two attendents. Dated yr. 2 AY mint. ref# Gobl II/1 Downturn year 2 Delta. Rare Ardashir III was elected to succeed his father King Kavid II at the ripe old age of 7 years. His empire was controlled by his vizier [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah-Adhur_Gushnasp']Mah-Adhur Gushnasp[/URL], whom could not protect him. At the age of 9, several factions vied for control. Ultimately, Shahrbaraz [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Ctesiphon_(629)']captured Ctesiphon[/URL] and executed Ardashir. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardashir_III[/URL][/QUOTE]
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