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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 8306060, member: 81887"][ATTACH=full]1470002[/ATTACH] </p><p>Sasanian Kingdom. Court mint. AR drachm. Yazdegard I (399-420 AD). Obverse: Bust of Yazdegard I right, legend in Pahlavi script around giving his name and titles. Reverse: Zoroastrian fire-altar with two attendants, crescents and pellets above, to right mintmark BBA (court mint). This coin: Bought from Alexander Skorupsky at Baltimore Whitman Coin Expo, November 2021; ex Classical Numismatic Group Sale 102, lot 102 (2016).</p><p><br /></p><p>Yazdegard I (399-420 AD) was the son of Shapur III (383-388) and brother of Vahram IV (388-399). His three immediate predecessors had all been killed by high-ranking nobility (which still included many of the Parthian noble families, nearly two centuries after the last Parthian king died) and conflict with the nobles would continue in his reign as well. He also came into conflict with the Zoroastrian priesthood for his considerable toleration of both Christians and Jews in his realm; indeed, some sources call him "the sinner", though Christians and Jews referred to him as a new Cyrus the Great, and Yazdegard himself took the title Ramshahr, "peacemaker in [his] realm". Yazdegard maintained good relations with the Eastern Roman Empire, and was declared a guardian of Arcadius' young son, the future Theodosius II. He died around 420 in the northeast (in the traditional homeland of the Parthians), probably murdered by the nobility although accounts differ. We do know that the nobles tried to prevent Yazdegard's sons from taking the throne, but one of them, Bahram V, with help from an Arab army was able to succeed his father.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this coin for its well-preserved and artistic portrait of Yazdegard, and for the early use of a mintmark on the reverse. The CNG pedigree also helped tip the balance towards purchase. Please post your coins of Yazdegard I, or whatever else is related.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 8306060, member: 81887"][ATTACH=full]1470002[/ATTACH] Sasanian Kingdom. Court mint. AR drachm. Yazdegard I (399-420 AD). Obverse: Bust of Yazdegard I right, legend in Pahlavi script around giving his name and titles. Reverse: Zoroastrian fire-altar with two attendants, crescents and pellets above, to right mintmark BBA (court mint). This coin: Bought from Alexander Skorupsky at Baltimore Whitman Coin Expo, November 2021; ex Classical Numismatic Group Sale 102, lot 102 (2016). Yazdegard I (399-420 AD) was the son of Shapur III (383-388) and brother of Vahram IV (388-399). His three immediate predecessors had all been killed by high-ranking nobility (which still included many of the Parthian noble families, nearly two centuries after the last Parthian king died) and conflict with the nobles would continue in his reign as well. He also came into conflict with the Zoroastrian priesthood for his considerable toleration of both Christians and Jews in his realm; indeed, some sources call him "the sinner", though Christians and Jews referred to him as a new Cyrus the Great, and Yazdegard himself took the title Ramshahr, "peacemaker in [his] realm". Yazdegard maintained good relations with the Eastern Roman Empire, and was declared a guardian of Arcadius' young son, the future Theodosius II. He died around 420 in the northeast (in the traditional homeland of the Parthians), probably murdered by the nobility although accounts differ. We do know that the nobles tried to prevent Yazdegard's sons from taking the throne, but one of them, Bahram V, with help from an Arab army was able to succeed his father. I bought this coin for its well-preserved and artistic portrait of Yazdegard, and for the early use of a mintmark on the reverse. The CNG pedigree also helped tip the balance towards purchase. Please post your coins of Yazdegard I, or whatever else is related.[/QUOTE]
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