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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 7956023, member: 26302&quot;][USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER] gave you a terrific answer. A lot like Romans, most affordable with a few scarcities. </p><p><br /></p><p>The silver was never debased because Persian main revenue was taxing the Silk Road trade. If they debased their silver coins, they would just get debased coins in return, and Persian coins would not be accepted in China. Therefore, they never debased. If they needed to increase revenue, instead of debasing they increased Silk Road taxes. Btw, many of the earliest Sassanid coins were Parthian coins overstruck. They took the good silver Parthian coins and hammered them flat, (making them thin but wider), then overstruck them. The wide, thin coin done in order for Ardashir to quickly make coins became the standard for Islamic silver for over 1000 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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