Yazdgerd II
438–457 AD
Yazdegerd II | Yazdgird II | یزدگرد دوم | 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩
Recreation of Yazdgerd II.
Similar to Shahanshah Shapur I, and Shapur II, Yazdgerd appears in coins wearing a mural style crown, although the murals each having three steps, might have been smaller than those of Shapur I and Shapur II. Download
There appears to be a row of pearls wrapped around the crown. The Korymbos, appears smaller than predecessors. Download
Ver.1 - Last updated: June 30th 2021, by Mo. Rasoulipour
His reign was marked by wars against the Eastern Roman Empire in the west and the Kidarites in the east. Yazdegerd II was the first Sasanian ruler to assume the title of kay ("king"), which evidently associates him and the dynasty to the mythical Kayanian dynasty commemorated in the Avesta. Yazdegerd II was an astute and well-read ruler whose motto was "Question, examine, see. Let us choose and hold that which is best."
- Excerpt from Wikipedia, by Mahdi Valian
According to Shahname, Yazdgerd II’s mother was an Indian princess, Sepinood, daughter of an Indian king named Shangol.
Insignia
Name:
The name "Yazdgerd" is derived from two words. Yazad Yazata- ‘divine being’ and -karta ‘made’. - Iranica
References
A coin associated with Yazdgerd II and a plate that could possibly be a likeness of Yazdgerd II.
Visual Description in Literature
“His vest is green, … 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
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Likely Accuracy of the Creative Recreation
Weak Guess:
Due to stylized nature of the art of this period of the Sassanid Empire, and a very low realism of coins depictions, this is likely a weak to wild 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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