Sasanian Empire

Sasanian Empire

Persian Empire (224-651)

Location: Northwest Germany

Capital City: Istakhr (224-226), Ctesiphon (226-637), No set capital (637-651)

Government type: Iran, Mesopotamia, Arabia

Main languages: Persian, Aramaic

Main religions: Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Manichaeism

Chronology

224: Ardashir I defeats the Parthians at Hormozdgan, establishing the Sasanian dynasty

602-628: Last Byzantine-Sasanian War, Persians advance as far as Egypt and Bithynia

628-632: Sasanian Civil War

633: Start of the Rashidun Caliphate's conquest of Persia

637: Ctesiphon lost to Arabs, Sasanian court constantly retreating from here

651: Yazdegerd III, last Sasanian Shahanshah, assassinated in Merv

Currency

Drachm (224-651)

1 Drachm = 3 Chalkon/Pashiz = 72 Oboli

Coins from Sasanian Empire in the collection

•1 Drachm, Shahanshah Hormazd IV (579-590) (silver (.900), Val Sn#46)