..BY AHURA MAZDA....I HAVE JUST WON A FLAME KEEPERS COIN...AND A SPECIAL ONE SHAPUR I..

[ominus1]

i've been wanting to get a flame keepers coin for a several years on (right @Sulla80?) and then POOF!...i won this this morning on CNG  i had 6 coins i bid on (and was glad to get beat on one or 2 :P)...but this is a coin that almost goes with the Roman empire... i mean how many rivals used an emperor for a footstool?   i'll do a thread when it i gets it! 🙂

post what you will

[Sulla80]

The Humiliation of Valerian by Shapur I, French 15th Century, Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

 

Congrats on the great looking Shapur I! Here are two relevant notes :

https://www.sullacoins.com/post/fire-altars

https://www.sullacoins.com/post/founder-of-the-sasanian-empire

and another Shapur:

[ominus1]

27 minutes ago, Sulla80 said:

The Humiliation of Valerian by Shapur I, French 15th Century, Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

 

Congrats on the great looking Shapur I! Here are two relevant notes :

https://www.sullacoins.com/post/fire-altars

https://www.sullacoins.com/post/founder-of-the-sasanian-empire

and another Shapur:

..kool  blogs and coin Sulla..and i dig that painting! ^^ .i've studied and dabbled in Zoroastrianism for a time..  ya just can't beat 'Good Thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds i'd reckon....:)

Edited November 7, 2024 by ominus1

[Kali]

Sasanian Kingdom, Shapur I (241-272 A.D.)

Sasanian Empire
AR drachm
O: Bust of Shapur I right, wearing diadem and decorated tiara terminating in eagle head.
R: Fire altar flanked by two attendants wearing diadems and mural crowns.
25mm
4.33g
Göbl type I/1

[Parthicus]

Yes, the Zoroastrian fire-altar with two attendants would remain the usual reverse type throughout the Sasanian period (and beyond, in the many imitative coinages that followed).  But the very first Sasanian king, Ardashir I (c.222-240) showed just a fire-altar with no attendants; his son Shapur I added the attendants.

Occasionally Ahura Mazda makes a cameo appearance in the flames, as on this obol of Shapur II (309-379):

 

[Sulla80]

Here's a Kushano-Sasanian fire altar with Ahura-Mzzda coming out of the top

KUSHANO-SASANIANS. Hormazd Kushanshah, III-IV Century AD. Æ Unit (2gm). Bust in lion headdress / Fire-altar with bust of Ahura-Mazda.

 

[Ancient Coin Hunter]

I just bought one from the indubitable Frank Robinson in his special sale, except its Khosrau and not Shapur...will post when it arrives. I have not had a Sassanian before but it represents Rome's greatest enemy over the centuries, more so than the Goths for example. The Great war in the time of Heraclius weakened both empires to such an extent that a faction of Arabs were able to topple the Sassanians and take Byzantine territories almost at will nearly 400 years after the episode of Shapur and the footstool Valerian, most were never recovered, and we still deal with the political ramifications of this today (as we all know). 

Edited November 28, 2024 by Ancient Coin Hunter

[ominus1]

..i got this coin in  but i never did another thread on it...( i have trouble uploading pics to my computer from my camera these days for some reason) here's the low down on it...(the stuff ya can't see) AR Drachm of Shapur , 23mm, 4.07gms Mint lll phase 1b, 244-252-3 AD

[ominus1]

1 hour ago, Ancient Coin Hunter said:

I have not had a Sassanian before but it represents Rome's greatest enemy over the centuries, more so than the Goths for example

Amen Bro!  ((that's jhow i lQQk at it anyway) 🙂