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A Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Islamic Coins

A Complete Guide to Collecting Islamic Coins: Period, Region, Art, Material & Denomination Pashiz Coins · Collector’s Guide A Complete Guide to Collecting Islamic Coins By period, region, art, material, and denomination Islamic coinage spans over 1,300 years, a dozen…

How to start collecting coins?

The first coin was minted about 2600 years ago, and since then, hundreds of thousands of rulers, kings and emperors minted different coins, hence there are a many different types of coins in numismatics world. Therefore, probably one of the…

The end of Safavids

The Safavid Empire, which established in 1501 and lasted for more than two centuries, was one of the most influential empires in Iranian history. Shia Islam was vigorously promoted by the Safavid emperors and eventually became the state religion of Iran. The…

Sasanian-Roman War 602-628 AD

The last war between the Roman and Sasanian Empires was a significant event in the history of the ancient world. It took place between 602 and 628 AD, and was a protracted and brutal conflict that involved the two superpowers…

Georgian king: Vakhtang III

Vakhtang, son of Demetrius II of Georgia from his Trapezuntine wife, was chosen by the Ilkhan Ghazan Mahmud in 1302 to succeed his brother David VIII, who had led a revolt against the Mongols. Only Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia,…

IRAN on coins

It is believed that Nadir shah king of Iran from 1736 to 1747 was the first ruler who engraved world IRAN on his coins after Muslim conquests. Ardashir the first (211/2–224) founder of Sasanian empire engraved word IRAN on his…

Mithridates The Great

Mithridates II or Mehrdad the Great (Tears IX) is the ninth Shah of Iran from the Parthian dynasty, which ruled from about 124 to 87 BC. He was given the title of “great” because of his power and order in…