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Pashiz - Ardashir III
| Issuer | Sasanian Empire |
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| Year | 630 |
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| In circulation to | 0630 |
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| Obverse script | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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| Reverse description | Central fire altar with pendant ribbons, flanked symmetrically by two standing attendants in Zoroastrian priestly attire, a design emblematic of Sasanian religious numismatic iconography. Above the altar, a star and crescent occupy the upper field, symbols of Zoroastrian cosmological significance commonly found on Sasanian coinage. To the left of the altar, the regnal date is inscribed in Pahlavi numerals; to the right, the mint signature `ST` identifies the issuing mint as Istakhr in Persis. The overall composition adheres strictly to the canonical reverse design established for Sasanian silver and bronze issues of this era. |
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Ardashir III took the Sasanian throne at roughly seven years old in 628 AD, placed there by the powerful general Shahrbaraz following the murder of Kavad II. He reigned for less than two years before being killed — still a child — in a coup that opened a chaotic succession period during which the empire cycled through over a dozen monarchs in roughly four years. Bronze pashiz from his reign are scarce precisely because the imperial administration had effectively ceased to function as a coherent minting authority.