Live auction - bgr_705675 - SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - SHAPUR II Drachme
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| Estimate : | 800 € |
| Price : | 420 € |
| Maximum bid : | 450 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 December 2021 14:39:52 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Drachme
Date: c. 320
Mint name / Town : Atelier indéterminé
Metal : silver
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 4,27 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Superbe exemplaire sur un flan idéalement centré des deux côtés. Revers de toute beauté, finement détaillé. Patine grise de collection avec des reflets bleutés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LÉGENDE EN PEHLVI.
Obverse description : Buste de Sapor II (Chapour) à droite, coiffé de sa couronne.
Obverse translation : (Adorateur de Mazda, le divin Shapur, Roi des Rois d’Iran qui est issu des Dieux).
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE EN PEHLVI.
Reverse description : Autel allumé entouré de deux rubans.
Reverse translation : (Le feu de Shapur).
Commentary
Type rare, sans les servants au revers, que nous présentons pour la première fois à la vente ! .
Historical background
SASANIAN - SASANIAN KINGDOM - SHAPUR II
(309-379)
Sapor II is the grandson of Narses (293-302), the unfortunate adversary of Diocletian and Galerius. He is the youngest son of Hormazd II (303-309) and the brother of Ardashir II (379-383) who will succeed him. Sapor II's reign is one of the longest in Sasanian history, nearly seventy years. He had to fight against the Romans, from Constantine I to Valentinian I, with varying success. He must recognize Hanniballien as king of Armenia (335). But after the disastrous campaign of Julien II where the latter finds death (363), Jovian his successor must sign an advantageous truce for the Sassanid. To the east, he confronts the Kushans who become his vassals. Under his reign, persecutions against Jews and Christians resumed.
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