Abarsam

Rock relief of Ardashir I receiving the ring of kingship by the Zoroastrian supreme god Ahura Mazda. The figure behind Ardashir I has been suggested to be Abarsam.[1]

Abarsam (Middle Persian: Apursām) was a high-ranking officer in Sasanian Iran, who served as the minister (wuzurg framadar) of king Ardashir I (r. 224–242).[2]

References

1. Shavarebi 2017, p. 627.
2. Yarshater 1982, pp. 67–68.

Sources

• Yarshater, E. (1982). "Abarsām". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 1. pp. 67–68.
• Shavarebi, Ehsan (2017). "The so-called 'Thronfolgerprägungen' of Ardashīr I reconsidered". pp. 627–630.

Further reading

• Schindel, Nikolaus (2016). "A new look at the "Thronfolgerprägungen" of the Sasanian king Ardashir I: Goodbye to Shapur I, welcome to Ardashir Sakanshah". The Numismatic Chronicle. 176: 227–240. JSTOR 26637321. (registration required)