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Drachm - Ardashir I type II - Parthian style Kulah
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 224-241 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | mzdysn bgy ` rthstr MLK ` n MLK ` ` yr ` n MNW ctry MN yzd ` n-mazdesn bay Ar-daxsir sahan sah Eran ke cihr az yazdan (Translation: Mazda worshipper, the lord (divine) Ardashir, king of kings of Iran, whose origin is from the gods) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ardashir I overthrew Artabanus IV at the Battle of Hormozdgan in 224 AD, ending four and a half centuries of Arsacid rule. His earliest silver issues, including this type, retain strong visual debt to Parthian minting conventions — a deliberate transitional posture from a king still consolidating legitimacy across former Parthian territories rather than imposing a fully formed Sasanian idiom. The kulah headdress variant specifically marks the earliest phase of his coinage before the introduction of the distinctive Sasanian korymbos.