This book is meant to convey the beauty and importance of ancient Iranian coinage from the Achaemenid period, when the first coins were struck during the rule of Darius the Great in the early sixth century BCE, to the end of the Sasanian period, when Yazdgerd III lost his life in northeastern Iran in the seventh century CE.
Hence, the articles and coins cover more than a millennium of history, art and ideology in this wonderfully designed book.
In his essay, Pierre Briant explores the theme o.
Persian kings, hardcover/Keyvan Safdari
