Editing Shapur I (section)

== Coinage and imperial ideology ==
[[File:Dinar of Shapur I, ca. 260-272.jpg|thumb|[[Gold dinar]] of Shapur I, minted at [[Ctesiphon]]]]
[[Image:Coin of Shapur I with eagle-headed crown.jpg|thumb|[[Ancient drachma|Drachma]] of Shapur wearing an eagle-headed crown]]

While Ardashir used the title "King of Kings of Iran(ians)", Shapur slightly changed it, adding the phrase "and non-Iran(ians)".{{sfn|Shayegan|2013|p=805}} The extended title demonstrates the incorporation of new territory into the empire; however, what was precisely seen as "non-Iran(ian)" (''[[aneran]]'') is not certain.{{sfn|Shayegan|2004|pp=462–464}} Although this new title was used on his inscriptions, it was almost never used on his [[Sasanian coinage|coinage]].{{sfn|Curtis|Stewart|2008|pp=21, 23}} The title first became regularized under Hormizd I.{{sfn|Curtis|Stewart|2008|p=21}}