INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
of Markazi, the provincial tourism chief has said.The coins, which are made of silver, are estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224
Handicrafts Department for further investigation and better preservation, the official added.In about 220 CE the Sasanian dynasty of Iran
introduced the concept of thin flan coins, issues that were struck in relief on both sides
In order not to produce intolerable stresses in the dies, since the thinner the material the more force necessary to make it flow into the
spread by way of Byzantium to northern Europe, where the emperor Charlemagne struck thin flan deniers (small silver coins), or pennies,
which became characteristic of both his own and neighboring kingdoms.In many ways, Iran under the Sassanian rule witnessed tremendous
achievements of Persian civilization
metalwork and gem-engraving grew highly sophisticated, as scholarship was encouraged by the state; many works from both the East and West
were translated into Pahlavi, the official language of the Sassanians.Markazi province is considered the industrial capital of the country
It is rich in natural, historical, cultural, and religious attractions.Hand-woven carpets and kilims, made in its cities including Farahan,
