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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1628982, member: 26302&quot;]Ah, Ardashir, brother of Shapur, grandson of Papak. Ruler of Fars, defeater of Parthians, and founder of the dynasty. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Its an interesting type all Sassanid collectors should have. It was a continuation of Parthian debased Tets struck for the Greek population in western parts of the Persian empire. The Parthians made these for a few centuries, but this is the only example of one struck by the Sassanians. Shapur the great and all later rulers never struck this denomination.</p><p><br /></p><p>One aspect many Sassanid collectors don&#039;t realize about Ardishir is he continued his conquests east after defeating the Parthians. He defeated the Kushans and forced them into India. The area the Kushans used to rule was called the Kushanshah, and non-crown princes of Persia were frequently put in charge of the area. Interestingly, the Sassanids allowed the local Kushanshahs to continue to strike coins in the denominations and style of the Kushans, a privilege not granted anywhere else in the empire. That is why we have kushanshah coins depicting persian leaders, but in the denominations used by the local people.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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