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HAS IT HAPPENED BEFORE? Yes! Before the 1st Gulf war, Kuwait was not as famous as it is now, but still, it was a big oil producer. It's currency, the Kuwaiti Dinar, was worth 10 KD = $1 US. Then Saddam took over for 6 months and messed everything up, including taking billions of Kuwaiti Dinar paper money to Iraq. Soon after the war ended, the US helped stabilize Kuwait, which issued new paper money. Today, 1 Kuwaiti Dinar equals $3 US Can it happen again with the new Iraqi Dinar, backed by the United States? The winning formula is there, so why not? In 2003 after Iraq was over thrown One Million Dinar where worthless, they where burning them in the streets, then One million NEW Iraqi Dinars came out and went from $0.00 to $425 USD and to over $600.00 over night. The New Dinar have ALREADY INCREASED IN VALUE BY 50%!

SASANIAN KINGS of PERSIA. Shahpur I. 241-272 AD. AV Dinar (7.25 gm). "The Mazda worshipper, the divine Shahpur, the king of kings of Iran who is descended from the Gods" in Pahlavi, crowned and cuirassed bust right / "Fire of Shahpur" in Pahlavi, fire altar with attendants. SWW 13 and back cover (this coin); Gobl I/1; Paruck 65; Alram 687; MACW -; De Morgan pg. 665, 24. Good VF.

Shahpur I, like his father Ardashir I, worked aggressively to extend Sasanian power. Upon his accession, he immediately tried to draw the new Roman emperor, Gordian III, into a war. Gordian and his praetorian prefect and father-in-law, Timesitheus, began a major campaign in 242 AD, and achieved substantial success before Timesitheus died in 243 AD. Timesitheus’ co-prefect, Marcus Julius Philippus, continued the war, but after the Romans suffered a major defeat near Ctesiphon, Gordian III died and Philip was proclaimed emperor. Under the circumstances, Philip was forced to negotiate a truce in order to return to Rome for his confirmation by the Senate. The Romans agreed to pay a substantial indemnity of 500,000 aurei to Shahpur, in exchange for a quiet eastern border, for which a victory was declared.

Shahpur then moved across his empire to secure the eastern frontiers. The result of this action was direct control of long portions of the Silk Road, and the additional wealth its trade brought. Shahpur’s installation of a client Kushan king extended Sasanian control outside of the traditional Persian boundaries, for which Shahpur adopted the title “King of Kings of Iran and non-Iran.”

After securing his eastern border, Shahpur turned his attention back to the west. Subsequent raids into Roman territory reaped much plunder for the Sasanians, who went so far as to sack Antioch. The internecine struggles in Rome prevented a coherent defence, until the accession of Valerian I in 253 AD. This emperor mounted a powerful counterattack, but was eventually betrayed and captured by Shahpur. This humiliating defeat for the Romans was one of the greatest victories of the Sasanians. Content with his success, Shahpur concluded the campaign, taking Valerian with him as a captive. This “trophy” he proudly displayed at his court until the Valerian died some time later.

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ANCIENT. INDIA, Kushans. Huvishka I. Circa 152-192 AD. AV Dinar (7.67 gm, 12h). FAONANOFAO OOHFKI KOFANO, Huvishka riding an elephant right, holding trident in his right hand, elephant goad in left / hPAKLIO, Eraklio (Herakles) standing left, wearing lion's skin headdress, holding club in his right hand, uncertain object in left; tamgha to left. Cf. MK 305A (same obverse die) and 886 (bronze); Donum Burns -; MACW -. EF. Unique.

This coin depicts the god Vajrapani, Buddha's protector, as Herakles, assimilated through Gandharan art via the Parthian representation of Verethragna as Herakles (see Errington and Cribbs, eds., The Crossroads of Asia: Transformation in Image and Symbol in the Art of Ancient Afghanistan and Pakistan, pg. 132, 134). The general obverse and reverse types of this coin are known together in bronze issues (Gobl type 886), but only separately on gold (Gobl 305A and 269). There are two aspects of this coin, though, that differ from the known issues. Unlike other issues depicting Vajrapani as Herakles, on this coin the deity wears the lion's skin rather than holds it. Also, the tamgha on this piece is that of Kanishka, thus suggesting an early issue of Huvishka. Certainly a remarkable addition to the numismatic legacy of the Kushans.

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