Hormizd I Kushanshah
~ 275–300 AD
Ōhrmazd | Hormozd | هرمز یکم کوشانشاه | اورمزد یکم | 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣
An approximate recreation Hormizd I with his (seemingly) lion head crown. Download
Hormizd I KushahShah with an alternative background and vest color. Download
Ver.1 - Last updated: November 19th 2021, by Mo. Rasoulipour
Not much is known from Hormizd I Kushanshah. It is very likely that he was the brother of Bahram II, the ShahanShah (King of Kings) of the Sassanid Empire, and the son of Bahram I. It is believed that he was the first Sassano-Kushan King that used the title: Kushan King of Kings, instead of Great Kushan King. This title might have signaled a rebellion that Bahram II had to attend to…
Approximate location of ‘Kushan Shahr’ in relation to ‘Eran Shahr’.
Insignia
Name:
Ardashir is the Middle Persian name derived from old Persian Artaxšaçā "whose reign is through truth". -Iranica
References
English description will be added soon
تاج: سربند شاهی بر زیی تاج به خوبی دیده میشود که در پشت کره خورده. قسمت پیشانی تاج جزییاتی دارد بصورت نقطه های سه گانه، طریقه‌ی چینش را نمیدانم اما نزدیک به آنکه در سکه است پیاده کرده ام. احتمالا تزییناتی بر دور آنها بوده که تا حدودی پیاده کرده ام اما دقیقا مشخص نیست چگونه است. کرومبوس یا جسم کروی بر بالای سر بهتر برخی سکه ها مشخصتر است. چنین چیزی تا به حال ندیده ام پس بسیار حدسی است. آیا ممکن به گونه‌ی یک گیاه باشد؟
شیر: از یک شیر طلای نمادین از دوره‌ی ساسانی الهام گرفته ام که فراموش کردم عکس را اینجا بگذارم. در وبسایت می آورم. ممکن است پولکی نباشد.
لباس و گردنبند: جزییات جالبی پیداست که وقت نشد درست کنم. به زودی اضافه میکنم. شنل اضافه میشود.
The victory of Bahram II (left) over Hormizd I Kushanshah (right) is depicted in the bottom panel at Naqsh-e Rustam (the top panel is the "victory" of Bahram II over Roman Emperor Carus). Source. Photographer: Diego Delso | Naghsh-e rostam, Iran
Likely Accuracy of this Creative Recreation
Likely a ‘Weak Guess’:
Due to stylized art of the coins in this era and the fact that there are not a lot of coins found that are associated with Hormizd I KushanShah’s reign. In addition in many of his coins he is depicted from head to toe, which makes reading his face harder. This recreation is based on just a few coins since his depiction in Naghsh-e-Rostam is heavily damaged and un readable.
Note: due to lack of information about the customs of Kushanshah the depiction of crown and globe like addition atop it might be very in accurate.
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