ANCIENT COINS SASSANIAN(Sassanian Kings King Jamasp ) Start Price USD 550.00 Current Price USD 550.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 24, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 31, 2008 Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates See more about 'ANCIENT COINS SASSANIAN(Sassanian Kings King Jamasp )' Description This ancient silver coin is in beautiful Mint Condition!! These coins are usually offered in VF to EF condition. This absolutely original coin is Choice Brilliant Uncirculated - very rare indeed so nice! Features Emperor Jamasp  on the obverse and a zoroastrian fire altar with attendants on the reverse. The Sassanian Dynasty ruled Iran and Mesopotamia from 224 to 651 A.D. This .800 fine silver coin is larger than a USA half dollar. The Sassanians, who revived the Archaemenid tradition and re-established Zoroastrianism as the state religion, were the last dynasty of native rulers to reign in Persia (now Iran) before the Arab conquest, around 640. The name Sassanian comes from Sassan, ancestor of Ardashir I, who founded the dynasty and reigned from 224-240. Photo is of actual coin Reference: Sellwood - An Introduction to Sasanian Coins by D. Sellwood; R. Whitting & R. Williams and Mitchiner - Ancient and Classical World       Sassanian Kings King JamaspAR Obol 497-499 AD Sassanian Kings  King Jamasp AR Obol 497-499 AD Pure silver Diamater:2.6Cm Weight:3.8g Son of Peroz I. Reign 496 - 498/9 AD. Zamasp's garments are in the style of his brother, Kavad (issues before regnal year 20).s a s a n i a n e m p i r e Ardashir I, a king of Persis, defeats the Parthian king Artabanos IV and two years later is crowned as the first Sasanian king in 226 AD. His son, Shapur I, expands the borders to include all of modern Iran and parts of Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Gulf Coast of the Arabian peninsula. 400 years of war with Rome, Kushans, Chionites and Hephthalites takes its toll and in the mid 7th century the Arabs overrun the Sasanians, replacing Zoroastrianism with Islam. view by king/date | Ardashir I | | Shapur I | | Hormazd I - Varhran I | | Varhran II | Varhran III - Narseh |   | Hormazd II | | Shapur II | | Ardashir II | | Shapur III | | Varhran IV |   | Yazdgard I | | Varhran V | | Yazdgard II - Hormazd III | | Peroz I || | Valkash | | Kavad I, 1st reign | | Zamasp |   | Kavad I, 2nd reign | | Khusro I || page 1 | page 2 | | Hormazd IV || page 1 | page 2 | | Varhran VI - Vistahm - Hormazd V |   | Khusro II Khusro II types Khusro II bust comparison Attendants' headgear on the coins of Khusro I, Hormazd IV and Khusro II | Kavad II - Ardashir III - Khusro III | | Buran - Azarmidukht - Hormazd VI - Khusro IV or V | | Yazdgard III |     Place a Bid!