Editing Yazdegerd I (section)

== {{anchor|Coin mints and imperial ideology}}Coins and imperial ideology ==
[[Image:YazdegerdICoinHistoryofIran.jpg|thumb|alt=Obverse and reverse sides of a coin of Yazdegerd I|[[Ancient drachma|Drachma]] of Yazdegerd I]]
Yazdegerd I's coins portray him wearing a combination of the dome-shaped [[Sasanian crowns|crown]] used by [[Ardashir II]] and two [[merlon]]s and a crescent moon on the top.{{sfn|Shahbazi|2003}} His reign marks a shift in the political perspective of the Sasanian Empire, which (originally disposed towards the West) moved to the East.{{sfn|Shayegan|2013|p=807}} The shift may have been triggered by hostile tribes in eastern Iran.{{sfn|Shayegan|2013|p=807}} The war with the [[Iranian Huns]] may have reawakened the mythical rivalry between the mythological [[Arya (Iran)|Iranian]] [[Kayanian]] rulers and their [[Turya (Avesta)|Turanian]] enemies, which is illustrated by Younger [[Avesta]]n texts.{{sfn|Shayegan|2013|p=807}} The title of ''Ramshahr'' (peacekeeper in [his] dominion) was added to the traditional "King of Kings of the Iranians and non-Iranians" on Yazdegerd's coins.{{sfn|Schindel|2013|pp=836-837}}{{sfn|Daryaee|2002|p=91}}{{efn|The word ''ram'' may be translated as "peace", "ease", "pleasure", "joy" or "satisfaction"; it is most likely "peace" in Yazdegerd I's case.{{sfn|Daryaee|2002|p=90}}}} In the Middle Persian [[heroic poem]] ''[[Ayadgar-i Zariran]]'' (''The Testament of Zarer''), the title was used by the last Kayanian monarch ([[Vishtaspa]]) and occurs in the 10th-century Zoroastrian ''[[Denkard]]''.{{sfn|Daryaee|2014|p=22}} Sasanian interest in Kayanian ideology and history continued until the end of the empire.{{sfn|Daryaee|2002|p=94}}

Under Yazdegerd I, a mint was established in the city of [[Yazd]] (under the mint abbreviation of "YZ"), which demonstrates its increasing importance.{{sfn|Choksy|2020|p=227}} A mint was also established in Gurrah,{{sfn|Miri|2012|p=55}} and possibly [[Jahrom|Gahrum]].{{sfn|Miri|2012|p=93}}