A New Insight to the Persis Kings (Frataraka)

Amir Amiri Nezhad

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A New Insight to the Persis Kings (Frataraka)

Amir Amiri Nezhad

Published in International Journal of Archaeology (Volume 6, Issue 1)

Received: 21 April 2018 Accepted: 5 May 2018 Published: 15 September 2018

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History of Persia after the Alexander, which is called Hellenism, was written by local available resources to revive the history of local governments during Seleucids and Arsacids, especially the Persislocal government. No doubt the most useful and documented local resources are the coins minted by the Persis local kings which shows the Pars Province had internal autonomy for a while ruled by local governors. The present study covers a period from 300 B.C. until 130 B.C. in which reviewing the first group of coins of Persis kings well known as Frataraka. It carried out as a field and library research gathered and reviewed coins of Persis kings preserved at some museums such as Bank Sepah Museum, Ancient Iran Museum, Iran Money Museum and some official numismatic catalogues. No doubt, these coins contain some special political and religious symbols rooted in their past. The present study is aimed to review the historical events within the aforementioned period relied on knowledge of numismatics, which carried out by descriptive – analytical method in order to represent an exact history of Persis local government (Frataraka).

Published in	International Journal of Archaeology (Volume 6, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ija.20180601.15
Page(s)	37-45
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Coin, Frataraka, Persis, Local Government

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