Editing Shapur II (section)

== Imperial beliefs and numismatics ==
[[File:Gold coin of Shapur II, struck c. 320.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|[[Gold dinar]] of Shapur II, struck {{c.}} 320]]
[[File:Shapur II (The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp).png|thumb|upright=0.8|right|Shapur II in the [[Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp|''Shahnameh'' of Shah Tahmasp]]]]
According to Ammianus Marcellinus, Shapur II fought the Romans in order to "re-conquer what had belonged to his ancestor". It is not known who Shapur II thought his ancestor was, probably the [[Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenids]] or the legendary [[Kayanian dynasty]].{{sfn|Daryaee|2009}} During the reign of Shapur II, the title of "the divine [[Ahura Mazda|Mazda]]-worshipping, king of kings of the Iranians, whose image/seed is from the gods" disappears from the coins that were minted. He was also the last Sasanian king to claim lineage from the gods.{{sfn|Daryaee|2009}}

Under Shapur II, coins were minted in copper, silver and gold, however, a great amount of the copper coins were made on Roman [[planchet]], which is most likely from the riches that the Sasanians took from the Romans. The weight of the coins also changed from 7.20 g to 4.20 g.{{sfn|Daryaee|2009}}