History of Pars During the Arsacid Era Based on the Numismatic Evidence

The decentralized structure of the Arsacid Empire brought both positive and negative consequences to the country. Despite all confusions, this particular political trend helped ancient and local traditions to grow and flourish. At this time Pars although has been isolated but played an important role to guard and respect the basic ideologies of the past Achaemenids. Persis kings’ coins minted from 280 B.C. to about 224 A.D. at ancient Achaemenid centers such as Persepolis, Pasargadae and also Istakhr-the new capital of the region- are considered to be the most essential sources of study the obscure part of the history of Iran. The Persis kings on their coins showed their great respect to the Achaemenid legacy by portraying the motifs of Achaemenid rules. It seems that the Parthian religious tolerances or the Arsacid kings supports have encouraged the Persis kings tendencies towards the Iranian old cultures and the processes of revival.