Rare 800 ad SASSANIAN EMPIRE LARGE LEAD NICE COIN INDIA Start Price GBP 14.99 Current Price GBP 14.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Bolton See more about 'Rare 800 ad SASSANIAN EMPIRE LARGE LEAD NICE COIN INDIA' Description britishindia1 store VERY VERY RARE,   It would be perfect to add this coin to your collection,   MY PHOTO DOES NOT THIS PIECE JUSTICE)   You are bidding on an Old Lead coin; it is hard to make out much detail,   800 ad SASSANIAN EMPIRE LARGE LEAD COIN INDIA ?   Sassanian  lead coin 800 ad   Size: 30mm diameter,   Description: The Sasanian dynasty came to power in AD 224, when Ardashir, a local king from Pars in southern Iran, seized the crown and became the new King of Kings of Iran. The Sasanians remained the most powerful empire in the ancient Near East until the advent of Islam and the Arab invasion in AD 651. Sasanian coins are an important primary source for the history, economics and religion of this dynasty.  From the sixth century onwards, important information on the mint and date within the king’s reign appears on the back. More than fifty mint centres are known through abbreviations in Middle Persian but not all can be identified with certainty. Sasanian were minted in gold, silver, bronze and occasionally lead. There were two women rulers in the Sasanian period.  These In terms of economy, Sasanian coins which appear to be the first flat coins in the world to be circulated had i mm ense importance for trade. As an important economic medium, Sasanian silver coin ( Drahms ), were recognized and copied by the people in Central Asia and the Islamic Near East. After the Arab Muslim conquest of the Sasanian Empire, the coinage type used by the early Muslim was the Sasanian coins with the image of the Sasanian king. This was because for half a millennium, these coins had been recognized as dependable medium of exchange. The Sasanian term for "market" ( Wazar / Bazar ) is the location where the local economy was conducted and Middle Persian ( Karwan ) "Caravans" intersected these local economies. These words are all from the time of Sasanian rule which entered the lexicon of the Islamic Near East. Such games as the backgammon, chess, and polo where brought about or invented in the Sasanian period. The earliest surviving text on the games of chess and backga mm on is written in Middle Persian, when during the time of Khusro I appears to have been the place of its final redaction. Polo which is considered a kingly sport was also a Sasanian invention. Other lesser known Sasanian sport contests such as jousting ( neyzag-warih ), predated the European jousting and may have influenced the latter. BID RIGHT AWAY for a great deal AND YOU MAY WIN! YOU WILL GET WHAT YOU SEE IN THE SCAN, Thank you for viewing,      VIEW OTHER COINS IN MY EBAY SHOP. Place a Bid!