Yazdgerd I

399–420 AD

Yazdegerd I | Yazdgird I | یزدگرد یکم | 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩

Recreation of Yazdgerd I.
Similar to Shahanshah Ardeshir II, his great uncle, Yazdgerd’s crown appears simpler that most of his predecessors. There is a clear crescent on the front of the crown with an element of mural crown, on either side. Download

Yazdgerd I with an alternative background. Download

Ver.1 - Last updated: May 25th 2021, by Mo. Rasoulipour

Yazdegerd I's reign is seen in Sasanian history as a period of renewal. He lived in peace and friendship with the Eastern Roman Empire to the point that he was entrusted by emperor Arcadius with the guardianship of his own son, Theodosius. He stopped the persecution of the Christians, acknowledged the "Church of the East" in 410 and was praised as the new Cyrus the Great by the Jews of Iran for his generosity and clemency. The nobility and Zoroastrian clergy however, disliked his peaceful policies and referred to him as “Yazdegerd the Sinner.”

Insignia

Name:
The name "Yazdgerd" is derived from two words. Yazad Yazata- ‘divine being’ and -karta ‘made’. - Iranica

References

Two coins and a plate of Yazdgerd used for this construction.

Visual Description in Literature

“His vest is red, … his crown is also sky-blue…“ -Hamzah Isfahani

from - The 'History of the Kings of the Persians' in Three Arabic Chronicles: The Transmission of the Iranian Past from Late Antiquity to Early Islam (Translated Texts for Historians LUP) Paperback – September 1, 2018 - by Robert G. Hoyland
Page 68

Likely Accuracy of the Creative Recreation

Weak Guess:
Due to stylized nature of the art of this period of the Sassanid Empire, combined with high variety between the depicted faces on the coins, this is likely a weak guess.

Note: There is perhaps much more elaborate details and decoration on the crown that is not immediately clear in the coins to be able to accurately recreate.

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